Page:Three excellent new songs (4).pdf/8

 ( 8 ) Whose beauty was beyond compare, how happy would this young man be,. To enjoy such a beautiful lady fair. Long time l have been courting her, but now its all in vain, And to my great vexation, I never could her favour gain, She will not yield me no delight, but she proves cruel still. (W O pity a saint lover who loves you with g Why court do you this young man, for he’s not of your native soil; Come and go with me my dear, and I will keep you free, From care and toil, you need not fear, you are the only one I prize above, (lo For I’ll guard you from danger, my d Were the king of old England, and likewife of America. Was I the Empror of Russia, or could I posses it all by law, I freely could bestow it on you my char because it was reported, You are come of a noble family. But had I great store of means, for to entertain quality great, Troops of ladies would daily visit me ; but as that I am poor, I’m bound in captivity, I have lost all my state, Paying my respects to thee. F I N