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 The greatet rake in the town, he’ll invite him down,

with her to drink brandy and tea, &c.

While others that’s chate, they think it is bet,

in their heart uch bae ways to abhor,

While contant they’ll prove and true to their love,

whether he is at ea or on hore.

But if I could find uch a one to my mind,

to her my will I would make,

For a virtuous wife is the joy of man’s life,

then adieu to the life of a rake, &c.

all you brik damels of Sunderland fair,

Come liten a while and I’ll to you declare,

’Tis of a brik damel you quickly hall hear.

Who ventur’d her life for the fake of her dear.

In man’s apparel well rigged was he,

She was, gallantly rigged and fit for the ea,

She was gallantly rigged in royal elate.

And aboard with weet William he hipp’d herelf traight;

This damel was brought up to write and to read,

And alo to cypher, if he flood in need,

She erved two twelvemonths with all her whole heart,

And o bravely he learned the mariner’s art.

She erved her Captain two twelvemonths and mere,

And at lat they did teer from the fair Englih hore,

We epied a proud Frenchman, failing on the main,

Which caus’d us to hoit up our top-fails again.

Come let us live merry, come let our hearts live,

And now of our enemies let us oberve:

We oon overtook them on the ocean o wide,

And the firt alutation gave them broadide.