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 Sir, said she, What shall I do,
 * if I commit this evil;

And yield myself in love to you,
 * I hope you will prove civil?

You talk of ribbons, gloves, and rings,
 * and likewise gold and treasure:

Oh! let me first enjoy these things,
 * then you shall have your pleasure.

Surely thy will shall be obey'd,
 * said I, my own dear honey;

Then into her lap I quickly laid
 * full forty pounds in money:

We'll to the market town this day,
 * and straightway end the quarrel.

And deck thee like a lady gay,
 * in flourishing rich apparel.

All my gold and silver there,
 * to her I did deliver;

On the road we did repair,
 * till we came to a river,

Whose waters were both deep and wide;
 * such rivers I ne'er saw many;

She leapt her mare on t'other side,
 * and left me not one penny.

Then my heart was funk full low,
 * with grief and care surrounded;

After her I could not go,
 * for fear of being drowned:

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