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THE
Merry Muses
OF
ROBERT BURNS.
Say Puritan, tell me, can it be wrong,
To dress plain truths in witty song ?
Made in fac-simile of original edition.
Privately Printed. (NOT FOR SALE.)

In the publication of "The Merry Muses" we desire to announce that the poems herein contained comprise a collection which have never before been presented to the public. We have no doubt that the appearance of verses ascribed to the greatest lyric of modern times, and at so late a date, will create no small amount of comment in the literary world.
The original manuscript of these poems was sold at Christy's, London, England, in 1907 for £ 1,800. 
The rarity of the work will merit the appreciation of any one of mature years, as well as a space upon the shelves of the library.  

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THE MERRY MUSES
 
ANNA
TUNE - The Banks of Banna.
Yestreen I had a pint o' wine,
A place where body saw na',
Yestreen lay on this breast o' mine,
The raven locks of Anna:
The hungry Jew, in wilderness,
Rejoicing o'er his manna,
Was naething to my hinny bliss,
Upon the lips of Anna,
Ye monarchs tak' the East and West,
Frae Indus to Savannah;
Gie me within my stnaining grasp,
Then melting form of Anna of Anna;
Then I'll despise imperial charms,
Aenmpress or sultana;
While dying raptures in her arms,
I give an' take with Anna.

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Awa thou flaunting God of Day!
Awa thou pale Diana!
Ilk starn gae hide thy twinkling ray
When I'm to meet my Anna.
Come in thy raven plumage, Night,
Sun, moon and stars withdrawn a'
An' bring an angel pen to write
My transports wi' my Anna,
POSTSCRIPT.
The kirk and state may join an' tell,
To do such things I manna:
The kirk an' state may gae to hâ€"l,
An' I'll gae to my Anna.
She is the sunshine o' my e'e,
To live from her I canna;
Had I on earth but wishes three,
The first should be my Anna,
O, SAW YE MY MAGGY,
TUNEâ€"Saw Ye Na My Peggy.
"O saw ye my Maggy,
O saw ye my Maggy,
O saw ye my Maggy,
Comin' o'er the lee?

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What mark has your Maggy,
What mark has your Maggy,
What mark has your Maggy
That ane may ken her be?
My Maggy has a mark,
You'll find it in the dark;
It's in below her sark.
A little aboon her knee-
What wealth has your Maggy,
What wealth has your Maggy,
What wealth has your Maggy,
In tocher, gear, or fee?
My Maggy has a treasure,
A hidden mine o' pleasure,
I'll howk it at my leasure,
It's all alane for me.
How meet ye your Maggy,
How meet ye your Maggy,
How meet ye your Maggy,
When nane's to hear or see?
E'en that tell our wishes,
Eager glowing kisses,
Then diviner blisses,
In holy ecstacy!

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How loe ye your Maggy,
How loe ye your Maggy,
How loe ye your Maggy,
And loe nane but she?
Heav'nly joys before me!
Rapture trembling o'er me!
Maggy, I adore thee,
On my bended knee.
 
THE TOASTS.
Dinner o'er and grace said, we'll for business prepare,
Arrang'd right and left in support of a chair;
We'll chorus the song as the circling toast passes,
And manage our bumpers as musical glasses.
To your lips, my convivials, the burgundy lift,
May we never want courage when put to the shift:
Here's what tars dislike, and lassie's like best;
What's that? you may whisper; why 'tis to be prest.
You fowlers, who eager at partridges aim,
Don't mark the maim'd covey," but mind better game;
'Tis beauty's the sport to repay sportsman's trouble.
And there may your pointers stand stiff in the stubble.

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To game we give laws, and game laws we have kill in:
Here's love's laws, and they who those laws are fulfillin';
But never may damsel demur to our sport,
Nor we suffer non-suits, when call'd into court.
Like Indians when warring, our game we must flush,
On our breasts as we lie, we present thro' the bush;
Here's the nest in that bush, and the bird nesting lover;
Here's Middlesex bush fighting, rest and recover.
Asthmatical lovers exist but to eat;
They purchase repletions at each turtle treat;
Our feasts boast a flavour unknown to made dishes;
Here's life's dainty dressed up with the sweet
sauce of kisses.
Fair befall every lass, fair may fine ladies fall,
No colour I'll fix on but drink to them all ;
The black, the brunette and the golden-locked dame,
The lock of all locks, and unlocking the same.
More upright foreknowledge that lock the commanding, .
Than all other locks, or Lock's Understanding ;
That lock has the casket of cupid within it:
So here to the key, lads - the critical minute.

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Lads, pour forth libations from bottles and bowls:
The mother of all-saints should be drunk by all souls ;
Here's to the downbed of beauty, which upraises man,
And beneath the thatch'd house, the miraculous can.
Here's the dockyard that furnishes Great Britain's fleets,
The bookbinder's wife manufacturing in sheets ;
The brown female reaper who dares undertake her
And the wife of Will Wattle, the meat basket maker.
Here's Beersheba's cockpit, where David stood sentry ;
Eve's custom house, where Adam made the first entry;
Here's the pleasant-plac'd waterfall, 'midst Bushy park;
The nick make's the tail stand, the farrier's wife's mark.
That the hungry be filled with rich things, let us say,
And well pleas'd may the rich be sent empty away;
Here's the miller's wife's music ; the lass that's lamb-like,
And the fence of the farmer to the top of love's dyke,

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But why from this roundabout phrase must be guess'd,
What in one single syllable's better sxpress'd;
That syllable then, I may sentiment call,
So here's to the word which is one word for all.
 
POOR BODIES DO NOTHING BUT M---W.
TUNE â€" The Campbells are Comin'
When princes and prelates,
An' hot-headed zealots,
A' Europe has set in a low, a low;
The poor man lies down,
Nor envies a crown,
But comforts himself wi' a mâ€"w, a mâ€"w.
An' why shou'd na poor bodies mâ€"w, mâ€"w, mâ€"w,
An' why shou'd na poor bodies mâ€"w;
The rich they hae siller, an' houses, and land,
Poor bodies hae naething but mâ€"w.
When Pâ€"sâ€"k's great prince
Gad a cruizin to France,
Republican billies to cow, cow, cow;
Great Pâ€"sâ€"k's strang prince
Wadda shawn better sense,
At name wi' his prin-ss to m-w, m-w, m-w.
An' why, &c.

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The Eâ€"pâ€"r swore,
By sea an' by shore,
At Paris to kick up a row, a row;
But Paris, ay ready,
Just leugh at the laddie,
And bade him gae home, an' gae mâ€"w, mâ€"w,
mâ€"w.
An' why, &c.
When the brave duke of Yâ€"k,
The Rhine first did pass,
Republican armies to cow, cow, cow,
They bade him gae hame,
To his Pâ€"ssâ€"n dame,
An' gie her a kiss an' a mâ€"w, mâ€"w,
An' why, &c.
But over the Rhine,
Proud Pâ€"ssâ€"a did shine,
To spend his last bluid he did vow, vow, vow,
But F-d-ck had better
Ne'er forded the water,
But spent as he'd ought at a mâ€"w, a mâ€"w.
An' why, &c.
The black-headed eagle,
As keen as a beagle,
He hunted o'er height and o'er howe, howe, howe;
In the braes of Gemap,
He fell in a trap,
E'en let him, come out as he dow, dow, dow.
An' why, &c.

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Then fill up your glasses,
Ye sons o' Parnassus,
This Toast I am sure you'll allow, allow;
Here's Geordie our king,
And Charlotte his queen,
And lang may they live for to mâ€"w, mâ€"w, mâ€"w.
An' why, &c.
THE FORNICATOR.
TUNE - Clout the Cauldron.
Ye jovial boys, who love the joys
The blissfu' joys of lovers;
An' dare avow wi' dauntless brow,
Whate'er the lass discovers;
I pray draw near, an' you shall hear
An' welcome in a frater
I've lately been on quarantine,
A proven fornicator.
Before the congregation wide,
I passed the muster fairly,
My handsome Betsey by my side,
We gat our ditty rarely.
My down east eye, by chance did spy,
What made my mouth to water.
Those limbs sae clean, where I between,
Commenced a fornicator.

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Wi ruefu' face an' signs o' grace,
I paid the buttock hire;
The night was dark an' thro' the park,
I cou'd no but convey her.
A parting kissâ€"what cou'd I less,
My vows began to scatter;
Sweet Betsey fell, fal lal de ral;
I am a fornicator.
But by the sun an' moon I swearâ€"
An' I fulfill ilk hair o't,
That while I own a single crown,
She's welcome to a share o't,
My sweet wee girl, her mother's pearl,
An' darling of her pater,
I for her sake the name will take,
A hardened fornicator.
THE MODIEWARK.
TUNEâ€"O For Ane an' Twenty Tam.
The modiewark has done me ill,
An' below my apron has biggit a hill;
A maun consult some learned clark
About his wanton modiewark.
An' o the wanton modiewark;
The weary wanton modiewark;
I maun consult some learned clark,
About this wanton modiewark.

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O first it gat between my taes,
Oot o'er my garter next it gaes;
At length it crap below my sark,
The weary wanton modiewark.
An' o, &c.
This modiewark, tho' it be blin',
If ance the nose o't you lat in,
Then to the hilts, within a crack,
It's out o' sight, the modiewark.
An' o, &c.
When Marjorie was made a bride,
An' Willy lay down by her side,
Syne nocht was heard, when a' was dark,
But kicking at the modiewark.
An' o, &c.
SUPPER IS NA READY.
TUNE - Clout the Cauldron.
Roseberry to his lady says,
"My hinnie and my succor,
"O shall we do the thing you ken?
Or shall we take our supper?"
Pal lal, &c.
Wi' modest face, so fu' o' grace,
Reply'd the bonnie lady,
"My noble lord, do as ye please,
But supper is na ready."
Fal lal, &c.

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THE PLOUGHMAN.
The ploughman he's a bonnie lad,
His mind is ever true, Jo;
His garters knit below the knee,
His bonnet it is blue, Jo.
Sing up wi't a', the ploughman lad,
And hey the merry ploughman:
O' a' the trades that I do ken,
Commend me to the ploughman,
As wakin' forth upon a dey,
I met a jolly ploughman;
I told him I had lands to plough,
If that he would prove true, man.
Sing, &c.
He says, my dear, tak ye nae fear,
I'll fit you till a hair, Jo;
I'll cleave it up, and hit it down,
And water furrow't fair Jo.
Sing, &c.
I hae three owsen in my plough,
Three better ne'er plough'd ground, Jo;
The foremost ox is plump and sma',
The twa are plump and round, Jo.
Sing, &c.
Then he wi' speed did yoke his plough,
Which by a gaud was driven, Jo;

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And when he was atween the stilts,
I thought I was in heaven, Jo.
Sing, &c.
But the foremost ox fell in the fur,
The tither two did founder;
The ploughman lad he breathless grew,
In troth, it was nae wonder.
Sing, &c.
But a sykie risk, below a hill,
The plough she took a stane, Jo,
Which gar the fire frae the sock,
The ploughman gied a grane, Jo.
Sing, &c.
I hae plough'd east, I hae plough'd west,
In weather foul and fair, Jo;
But the fairest ploughing e'er I plough'd,
Was plougning amang hair, Jo.
Sing, &c.
Sing up wi'd a', and in wi't a',
And hey my merry ploughman;
O' a' trades and crafts I ken,
Commend me to the ploughman.
Sing, &c.
THE BOWER OF BLISS.
TUNE - Logan Water.
Whilst others to thy bosom rise,
And paint the glories of thine eyes,
Or bid thy lips and cheeks disclose,

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The unfading bloom of Eden's rose;
Less obvious charms my songs inspire,
Which felt, not fear'd, we must admire,
Less obvious charms, not less devine,
I sing that lovely bower of thine.
Rich gems worth India's wealth alone,
How much pursued, how little known;
Tho' rough its face, tho' dim its hue;
It foils the lustre of Peru.
The vet'ran such a prize to gain,
Might all the toils of war sustain;
The devotee forsakes his shrine,
To venerate that bower of thine.
When the stung heart feels keen desire,
And thro' each vein pours liquid fire;
When, with flushed cheeks and burning eyes,
The lover to thy bosom flies;
Believe, dear maid, believe my vow,
By Venus' self, I swear 'tis true;
More bright thy higher beauties shine,
Illum'd by that strange bower of thine.
What thought sublime, what lofty strain,
Its wondrous virtues can explain?
No place, howe'er remote can be
From its intense attractions free;
Tho' more elastic far than steel,
Its force ten thousand needles feel;
Pleas'd their high temper to resign,
In that magnetip bower of thine,

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Irriguous vale, embrown'd with shades
Which no obtrusive storm pervades;
Soft clime, where native summer grows,
And nectar'd living current flows!
Not Tempe's vale, renowned of yore,
Of charms could boast such endless store;
More than elysian sweets combine
To grace that smiling bower of thine.
O! may no rash invaders stain,
Love's warm sequester'd virgin fame!
For me alone let gentle fate
Preserve the dear august retreat!
Along its banks when shall I stray?
Its beauteous landscape when survey?
How long in fruitless anguish pine?
Nor view unveil'd that bower of thine.
Oh! let my tender, trembling hand,
The awful gate of life expand!
With all its wonders feast my siget;
Dear prelude to immense delight!
Till plunged in liquid joy profound,
The dark unfathom'd deep I sound;
All panting on thy breast recline,
And murmuring, bless that bower of thine.

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YON, YON, YON LASSIE.
TUNE - Ruffant's Rant.
O yon, yon, yon lassie,
Yon, yon, yon;
I never met a bonnie lassie,
But what wad play at you.
O yon, yon, &c.
I never saw a silken gown,
But 1 wad kiss the sleeve o't,
I never saw a maidenhead,
That I wad spier the leave o't,
O yon. yon, &c.
Tell nae me o' Meg, my wife,
That crowdie has nae savour;
But gie to me a bonny lass,
An' let me steel the favour.
O yon, yon, &c.
Gie me her I kis't yestereen,
I vow but she was handsome,
For ilka briss upon her-----,
Was worth a royal ransom,
An' yon, yon, yon lassie,
Yon, yon, yon;
I never saw a bonny lass,
But what wad play at you.

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THE RANTIN' DOG, THE DADDY O'T.
TUNE - East Nook o' Fife.
O wha will babie clouts will buy?
O wha will tent me when I cry?
O wha will kiss me where I lie,
But the ranting' dog, the daddy o't?
O wha will own he did the faut?
O wha will tell me how to ca't,
But the rantin' dog, the daddy o't.
An' when I mount the creepie chair,
O wha will sit beside me there?
Just give me Rab, I ask nae mair
But the rantin' dog, the daddy o't.
O wha will crack to me my lane?
An' wha will make me fidgin fain?
O wha will kiss me o'er again,
But the rantin' dog, the daddy o't.
THE COOPER O' DUNDEE.
TUNE - Bonny Dundee.
Ye coopers and hoopers attend to my ditty,
I sing o' a cooper wha dwelt in Dundee;
This young man he was baith am'rous and witty,
He pleased the fair maids wi' a blink o' his e'e.
He was nae a cooper, a common tub-hooper,
The most o' his trade lay in pleasing the fair;
He hoop't them, he coop't them, he bor't them, he
plug't them,
An' a' sent for Sandie when out o' repair.

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For a twelvemonth or sae this youth was respectit,
An' he was as busie as weel he could be;
But his bis'ness increased sae, that some were
neglectit,
Which ruin'd his trade in the town o' Dundee.
A baillie's fair daughter had wanted a coopin',
And Sandie was sent for, as oft times was he;
He yerk'd her sae hard, that she sprung an end-
hoopin',
Which banish'd poor Sandie frae bonny Dundee,
THE HIGHLAND LADDIE.
As I came o'er the Cairney mount,
Down amang the blooming heather,
The highland laddy drew his dirk,
And sheath'd it in my wanton leather.
O my bonnie, bonnie highland laddie,
My handsome, charming highland laddie;
When I am sick and like to die,
He'l row me in his highland pladdie.
With me he played his warlike pranks,
And on me boldly did adventure,
He did attack me on both flanks,
And pushed me fiercely in the center.
O my bonnie, &c.

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A furious feight he did maintain,
Wi' equal courage and desire;
Altho' he charged me three to ane
I stood my ground, and receiv'd his fire.
O my bonnie, &c.
But our ammunition being spent,
And we quite out o' breath an' sweating,
We did agree, wi' ae consent,
To feight it out at the next meeting.
O my bonnie, &c.
" SOGER LADDIE,"
I once was a maid, tho' I canna tell when,
An' still my delight is in proper young men,
Some one of a troop of dragoons was my daddie,
No wonder I'm fond of a soger laddie.
Sing, lal de lal, &c.
The first of my loves was a swagg'rin' blade,
To rattle the thunderin' drum was his trade:
His leg was so tight, and his cheek was so ruddy,
Transported I was with my soger laddie.
Sing, lal de lal, &c.
But the godly old chaplain left him in the lurch,
The sword I forsook for the sake of the church;
He ventured the soul, and I risked the body,
Twas then I prov'd false to my soger laddie.
Sing, lal de lal, &c.

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Full soon I grew sick of my sanctified sot,
The regiment at large for a husband I got;
From the gilded spontoon to the fife I was ready,
I asked no more but a soger laddie.
Sing, lal de lal, &c.
An' no I have liv'd â€" I know not how long,
An' still I can joy in a cup or a song;
And whilst with both hands I can hold the glass steady,
Here's to thee, my hero, my soger laddie.
Sing, lal de lal, &c.
THERE'S HAIR ON T.
TUNE â€" Push About the Jorum.
O ere yestreen I stented graith,
An' labour'd lang an sair on't;
But fient a work, nor work wad it,
There's sic a crap o' hair on't.
There's hair on't, there's hair on't,
There's thretty thrave and mair on't;
But gin I live t'anither year,
I'll tether my gray naigs on't.
An' up the glen there was a knowe,
Below the knowe a lair on't;
I maist had perish'd fit an' horse,
I cou'd na see for hair on't.
There's hair on't, &c.

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But I'll plant a stake into the flowe,
That ploughmen may take care on't;
An' lay twa steppin' stanes below,
An' syne I'll cowe the hair on't.
There's hair on't, &c.
ERROCK BRAE.
TUNE -- Sir Alex, Don's Strathspey.
O Errock stane, may never maid
A maiden by these gae,
Nor e'er a stane o' stan'in' graith,
Goe stan'in' o'er the brae,
An' tillin' Errock brae, young man,
An' tillin' Errock brae;
An open fur, an' stan'in' graith,
Maun till the Errock brae.
As I sat by the Errock stane,
Surveyin' far an' near,
Up cam' a Cameronian
Wi' a' his preachin' gaer.
An' tillin' &c.
He flang the bible o'er the brae,
Amang the rashy gerse,
But the solemn league an' covenant
He laid below my â€"â€".
An' tillin', &c.

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An' on the edge o' Errock brae,
He gae me sic a sten
That o'er, an' o'er we rowe,
Till we cam to the glen,
An' tillin' &c.
Yet still heâ€"held the grip,
An' still his-----hang,
That a synod cou'dna tell the aâ€"se.
To whom they did belang,
An' tillin', &c.
A prelate he loups on before,
A Catholic behin';
But give me a Cameronian,
He'll mâ€"w a body blin',
An' tillin', &c.
MY AUNT JEANIE'S BED.
TUNE - John Anderson.
"Jenny Picken's on the shore,
She has written on the door
"Ony man a sixpence more-
Whistle o'er the love o't."
My auntie Jean held to the shore,
As Ailsa boats cam' back,
An' she has coft a feather-bed
For twenty an' a plack;
O! what a noble bargain
Was auntie Jeanie's bed!
An' in't she wan guid fifty mark,
Before a towmond sped.

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WAD YE DO THAT.
Same Tune.
Gudewife, when your gudeman's frae hame,
Might I but be sae bauld,
As come to your bed-chamber,
When winter nights are cauld?
As come to your bed-chamber,
When nights are cauld an' wat;
An' lie in your gudeman's stead,
Gudewife, wad ye do that?
Young man, gif ye should be sae kind,
When our gudeman's frae hame,
As come to my bed-chamber,
Whare I am laid my lane,
Afi' lie in your gudeman's stead;
I will tell you what,
He â€"â€"â€"â€" me five times ilk night,
Young man, wad ye do that?
FOR A' THAT AN' A' THAT.
Put butter in my Donald's brose,
For weel does Donalds fa' that,
I loe my Donald's tartans weel,
His naked a-se, an' a' that
For a' that an' a' that,
An' twice as meilke's a' that,
The lassie gat a skelpit doup,
But wan the day, for a' that,

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For Donald sware a solemn aith,
By his first hairy gravat!
That he would fight the battle there,
An' stick the lass, an' a' that.
For a' that, &c.
His ------, baith side an' wide,
Hang like a beggar's wallet;
An' ------, like a rollin' pin,
She nicher'd when she saw that.
For a' that, &c.
Then she turned up her ------------
An' she bade Donald claw that;
The deevil's dizzen Donald drew,
An' Donald gied her a' that.
An' a' that, an' a that,
An' twice as meikle's a' that;
The lassie gat a skelpit doup,
But wan the day, for a' that.
THE PATRIARCH.
As honest Jacob on a night,
Wi' his beloved beauty,
Was duly laid on Wedlock's bed.
An' noddin' at his duty.
Fal de lal, &c.
"How lang," she says, "ye fumblin' wretch,
"Will ye be ------at it?

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"My eldest wean might die o' age,
"Before that you could get it."
"Ye pech, an' grane, an' groazle there,
"An make an unco' splutter,
"An I maun lie an' thole you here,
"An' fient a hair the better."
"Then he, in wrath, put up his graith,
"The devil's in the hissie!
"I'mâ€"w, you as I mâ€"w the lave,
"An' night an' day I'm bizzy.
"I've bairned the servant gypsies baith,
"Forby your titty, Leah;
"Ye barren jad, ye pit me mad,
"What mair can I do wi' you.
"There's ne'er a mâ€"w I've gien the lave,
"But ye ha'e got a dizzen;
"An' ---------a ane ye'se get again,
"Altho' your ---------should gizzen."
But Rachael, calm as any lamb,
She claps him on the waulies,
Quo' she, "Ne'er fash a woman's clash,
"In troth, ye mâ€"w me brawlies.
"My dear, 'tis true, for many a mâ€"w,
"I'm your ungratefu' debtor;
" But ance again, I dinna ken,
"We'll ablens happen better."

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Then honest man! wi' little wark,
He soon forgat his ire;
The patriarch he cooft the sark,
An' up an' till't like fire!
He till't, and she till't,
An' a' to make a lad again;
The auld beld carl
When he wan on to nod again.
An' he dang, and she flang,
An' a' to make aladdie o't;
But he bor'd an' she roar'd,
An' a' to make a laddie o't.
HERE'S HEALTH IN WATER.
TUNE â€" In Johnston's Scotch Songs, Vol. v, p. 494,
Altho' my back be at the wa',
An' tho' he be the fau'tor;
Altho' my back be at the wa',
I'll drink his health in water.
O wae gae by his wanton sides,
Sae brawly he could flatter;
I for his sake am slighted sair,
An' dries the kintra clatter;
But let them sae whate'er they like,
Yet, here's his health in water.
He follow'd me, baith out an' in,
Thro' a' the nooks o' Killie,
He follow'd me baith out an' in,
Wi' a stiff stand'in-----;

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But when he gat between my legs,
We made an unco spatter;
An' haith, I trow, I soupled it,
Tho' bauldly he did blatter;
But tho' my back is at the wa',
Yet here's his health in water.
I REDE YOU BEWARE O' THE RIPPLES.
TUNE â€" The Tailor's Faun Thro' the Bed, &c.
I rede you beware o' the ripples, young man;
I rede you beware o' the ripples, young man;
Tho' the saddle be saft, ye need' na ride aft,
For fear that the girdin' beguile you, young man.
I rede you beware o' the ripples, young man;
I rede you beware o' the ripples, young man;
Tho' music be pleasure, tak music in measure,
Or ye may want whin' i' your whistle, young man.
I rede you beware o' the ripples, young man,
I rede you beware o' the ripples, young man;
Gif ye would be strang, an wish to live lang,
Dance less wi' your a-se to the ripples, young man.
ACT SEDRUNT O' THE COURT O' SESSION.
TUNE â€" O'er the Muir Among the Heather.
In Embrugh town they've made a law,
In Embrugh at the court o' session;
That Stan'in------are fau'tors a',
An' guilty o' high trangression.
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Act sederunt o' the session,
That stan'in'--------are fau'tors a',
An' guilty o' a high transgression.
An' they've provided dingeons deep,
Ilk lass has ane in her possession;
Until the fau'tors wail and weep,
There they shall lie for their transgression.
Decreet o' the court o' session,
Act sederunt o' the session,
The rogues in pouring tears shall weep,
By act sedurunt o' the session.
THE LASS O' LIVISTON.
The bonnie lass o' Liviston,
Her name ye ken, her name ye ken;
An' ay the welcomer ye'll be,
The further ben, the further ben.
An' she has written in her contract
To lie her lane, to lie her lane;
An' I hae written in my contract,
To claw her wame, to claw her wame.
The bonny lass o' Liviston,
She's berry brown, she's berry brown,
An' ye winna true her lovely locks,
Gae further down, gae further down.
She has a black and rolling eye,
An' a dimplit chin, an' a dimplit chin,
An' no to prie her rosie lips,
Wad be a sin, wad be a sin.

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The bonnie lass o' Liviston,
Cam in to me, cam in to me,
I wat wi' baith ends o' the busk,
I made me free, I made me free.
I laid her feet to my bed stock,
Her head to the wa', her head to the wa',
An' I gaed her wee coat on her teeth,
Her sark an' a', her sark an' a'.
WILL YE NA, CAN YE NA, LET ME ALONE.
TUNE â€" He Hae laid a Herrin' in Saut.
There liv'd a wife in Whistlecockpen,
Will ye na, can ye na let me be;
She brews good Jill for gentlemen,
An' ay she waggit it wantonlie.
The night blew sair wi' wind and weet,
Will ye na, &c.
She shaw'd the traveller Ben to sleep,
An ay, &c.
She saw a sight below his sark,
Will ye na, &c.
She wadna wanted for a mark,
An' ay, &c.
She saw a sight aboon his knee,
Will ya na, &c.
She wadna wanted it for three,
An' ay, &c.

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O whare live ye, an' what's your trade?
Will ye na, &c.
I am a thresher guid, he said,
An' ay, &c.
And that's my flail and workin' graith,
Will ye na, &c.
An' noble tools, quo' she, by my faith,
An' ay, &c.
I wad gie a browst, the best I hae,
Will ye na, &c.
For a guid darg o' graith like thae,
An' ay, &c.
I wad sell the hair frae off my tail,
Will ye na, &c.
To buy our Andrew siccan a flail,
An' ay, &c.
THE CASE OF CONSCIENCE.
TUNEâ€"Auld Sir Symon, The Kign.
I'll tell you a tale of a wife,
An', she was a whig an' a saunt,
She liv'd a most sanctified life,
But whyles she was fash'd wi' her------.
Poor woman she gaed to the priest,
An' to him she made her complaint;
There's naething that troubles my breast,
Sae sair, as the sins o' my------.

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He bade her to clear up her brow,
An' no be discourag'd upon't,
For haly guid women enow,
Are many times waur'd wi' their ------.
It's nocht but Beelzebub's art,
An' that's the mair sign of a saunt;
He kens that ye're pure at the heart,
So he levels his darts at your ---------
O you that are called an' free,
Elektit an' chosen a saunt,
Wilt break the eternal decree,
Whate'er ye do wi' your ---------?
An' now, wi' a sanctified kiss,
Let's kneel and renew the cov'nant,
It's this â€" and it's this â€" and it's this â€",
That settles the pride o' your --------.
Devotion blew up to a flame,
Nae words can do justice upon't;
The honest ault carlin gaed home,
Rejoicin' and clawin' her ---------.
COMIN' O'ER THE HILLS O' COUPAR.
TUNE â€" Ruffian's Kant.
Comin' o'er the hills o' Coupar,
Comin' o'er the hills o' Coupar,
Donald in a sudden wrath,
He ran his highland dirk into her.

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Donald Brodie met a lass
Comin' o'er the hills o' Coupar;
Donald, wi' his highland wand,
Graipit a' the bits about her.
Comin' o'er, &c.
Weel I wat she was a quene,
Wad make a body's mouth to water;
Our Mess John, wi's auld gray pow,
His haly lips would licket at her.
Comin' o'er, &c.
Up she started in a fright,
An' thro' the braes what she could bicker;
Whither gang, quo' Donald now,
For in her erse my shot is sicker.
Comin' o'er, &c.
BROSE AND BUTTER.
Jenny sits up i' the laft,
Sockie wad fain be at her;
But there came a wind out o' the west
Made all the winnocks to scatter.
O gie my love, brose, brose,
O gie my love brose and butter;
For nane in Carrick wi' him,
Can please a lassie better.
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An' hey for the gard'ner lad,
To gully awa' wi' his dibble!
O gie, &c.
My daddie sent me to the hill,
To pu' my Minnie some heather,
An' drive it in your fill,
Ye're welcome to the leather.
O gie, &c.
The mouse is a merry wee beast,
The modiewark wants the een;
An' o for a touch of the thing,
I had in my nieve yestreen.
O gie, &c.
We a' were fou yestreen,
The night shall be its brither;
An' hey for a merry pin,
To nail twa wames togither.
O gie, &c.
THE SIMMER MORN.
TUNE â€" Push About the Jorum.
When maukin-bucks at early ------.
In dewy glens are seen, sir,
When birds on boughs, tak off their mows,
Amang the leaves sae green, sir,
Latona's son looks liquorish on
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Till his Pego rise, then westward flies,
To r-----r Madam Thetis.
Yon wand'ring rill that marks the hill,
An' galnces o'er the brae, sir,
Sides by a bower, where many a flower,
Sheds fragrance on the day, sir;
There Damon lay, wi' Sylvia gay
To love they thought no crime, sir;
The wild birds sang, the echoes rang,
While Damon's -------- beat time, sir.
First, wi' the thrush, his thrust an' push,
Had compass large an' long, sir;
The blackbird next, his tunefu' text,
Was bolder, clear an' strong, sir,
The linnet's lay came then in play,
An' the lark that soared aboon, sir;
Till Damon, fierce, mistim'd his -----,
An' spent quite out of time, sir.
SHE GRIPPET AT THE GIRTEST O'T.
TUNE â€" East Nook o' Fife.
Our bride flate, and our bride flang.
But lang before the lav'rock sang,
She paid him twice for ev'ry bang,
And grippet at the girtest o't.
Our bride turned her to the wa',
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She took him by the -----an' a'
An' grippet at the girtest o't.
WHA'LL KISS ME NOW.
TUNE â€" Comin' Thro the Rye.
O wha'll kiss me now, my Jo'
An' wha'll kiss me now;
A soger wi' his bandiliers
Has bang'd my belly fu'.
O I hae tint my rosy cheek,
Likewise my waist sae smal' ;
O wae gae by the soger lown,
The soger did it a'.
An' wha'll, &c.
Now I maun thole the scornfu' sneer,
O' mony a saucy quene;
When, curse upon her godly face!
Her ------ as merry's mine.
An' wha'll, &c.
Our dame hauds up her wanton tail,
As due as she gaes lies;
An' yet misca's a young thing;
The trade if she but try.
An' wha'll, &c.
Our dame can lae her ain gudeman,
An' ------ for glutton greed.

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An' yet misca's a poor thing
That's ------ for its bread.
An' wha'll, &c.
Alake! sae sweet a tree as love,
Sic bitter fruit should bear!
Alake, that e'er a merry ------,
Should draw a sautty tear.
An' wha'll, &c.
But deevil take the lausy loun.
Denies the bairn he got!
Or lea's the merry ------ ee lo'ed,
To waar a ragged coat.
An' wha'll, &c.
YESE GET A HOLE TO HIDE IT IN.
TUNE â€" Waulkin o'er the Fauld.
O will ye speak at our town,
As ye come frae the fair?
An' yese get a hole to hide it in;
Yese get a hole to hide it in,
Will yese speak at our town,
As ye come frea the fair?
Yese get a hole to hide it in,
Will hide it a' an' mair.
O baud awa' your hand, sir;
Ye gar me ay think shame;
An' yese get a hole to hide it in,
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O haud away your hand, sir;
Ye gar me ay think shame;
An' yese get a hole to hide it in,
An' think yoursel' at hame.
O will ye let abee sir?
Toots! now, ye've reft my sark,
An' yese get a hole to hide it in,
Yese get a hole to hide it in,
O will ye let abee, sir,
Toots! now ye've reft my sark.
An' yese get a hole to hide it in,
Where ye may work your wark.
O haud awa your hand, sir,
Ye're like to pit me daft;
An' yese get a hole to hide it in:
Yese get a hole to hide it in;
O haud awa your hand, sir,
Ye're like to pit me daft;
An' yese get a hole to hide it in,
To keep it warm an' saft.
O haul it in your hand, sir,
Till I get up my claes,
An' yese get a, hole to hide it in,
Yese get a hole to hide it in;
O haud it in your hand, sir,
And yese get a hole to hide it in,
To keep it drae the flaes.
Now ------ me as you'd ------ for life,
I hope your cock will please sir.

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DUNCAN MACLEERIE.
TUNE â€" Jocky MacGill.
Duncan Macleerie an' Janet, his wife,
They gaed to Kilmarnock to buy a new knife;
But instead of a knife, they coft but a bleerie;
We're very well serv'd, Janet, quo' Duncan Macleerie
Duncan Macleerie has got a new fiddle,
It's strung wi' hair, an' a hole in the middle;
An' ay when he plays on't, his wife looks so cheery,
Very well done, Duncan, quo' Janet Macleerie.
Duncan he play'd till his bow it grew greasy;
Janet grew fretfu' an' unco uneasy;
Hoot, quo' Duncan, your unco soon weary;
Play us a pibroch, quo' Janet Macleerie.
Duncan Macleerie he play'd on the harp,
An' Janet Macleerie she danc'd in her sark;
Her sark is was short, her ------ it was hairy,
Very weel danc'd, Janet, quo' Duncan Macleerie.
DUNCAN DAVIDSON.
There was a lass, they ca'd her Meg,
An' she gae'd o'er the muir to spin;
She fied a lad to lift her leg,
They ca'ed him Duncan Davidson,
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Meg had a muff, and it wos rough,
'Twas black without and red within;
An' Duncan, case he got the cauld,
He slipt his Highland Pistol in.
Fol lal, &c.
Meg had a Muff, an' it was rough,
An' Duncan strak twa neivfu' in;
She clasped her heels about his waist,
I thank you, Duncan! yerk it in.
Fal lal, &c.
Duncan made her hurdies dreep,
In highland wrath, then Meg did say;
O gang he east, or gang he west;
His ------ will be no dry the day.
Fal lal, &c.
THEY TOOK ME TO THE HALY BAND.
They took me to the haly band,
For playing by my wife, sir.
An' lang and sair they lectur'd me,
For handin' sic a life, sir.
I answer'd in na mony words,
"What deil needs a' this clatter;
As lang as she could keep the grip
I aye was â€"â€" at her."

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THE CHAMBERMAID.
Not far from town a county squire,
An open-hearted blade,
Had long confess'd a strong desire,
To kiss the chambermaid.
To kiss the chambermaid.
One summer's noon, quite fu' o' glee,
He led her to the shade,
And all beneath a mulberry tree,
He kiss'd the chambermaid.
He kiss'd the chambermaid.
The parson's wife, from window high.
The am'rous pair survey'd;
And softly wished, none can deny,
She'd been the chambermaid;
When all was o'er, poor Betty cry'd
Kind sir, I'm much afraid,
That woman there will tell your bride
You kiss'd the chambermaid.
The squire conceiv'd a lucky thought,
That she might not upbraid;
An' instantly the lady brought,
Where he had kissed the maid;
Then, all beneath the mulb'ry tree,
Her ladyship was laid,
An' three times sweetly kiss'd was she,
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Next morning came the parson's wife,
(For scandal was her trade),
I saw your 'squire, ma'm, on my life,
Greet with your chambermaid;
When, cry'd the lady, where, and how?
I'll soon discharge the jade;
Beneath the mulb'ry tree, I vow,
He kissed your chambermaid.
This falsehood, cry'd her ladyship,
Shall not my spouse degrade,
'Twas I chanc'd there to make a slip,
And not the chambermaid;
Both parties parted in a pet,
Not trusting what she said;
And Betty keeps her service yet,
The pretty chambermaid.
DON'T BE IN SUCH A HURRY.
One winter's night, in am'rous mood,
I went to see my Sally,
The rain beat hard, the wind blew loud,
Which dreary made me dally;
'Twas late, and Sal had gone to bed,
I knock'd her in a flurry,
Make haste, I cried; I'm here, she said,
Don't be in such a hurry.
Down stairs she came and let me in,
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And tho' I wet was to the skin,
I felt I scarce know how, sir,
I kiss'd her lips, her bubbies prest,
Which put me in a fury,
With lightning in her eyes, she cried,
Don't be in such a hurry.
Up-stairs we went, and into bed,
When love soon crowned our wishes,
My vig'rous nature soon was spent,
In such transporting blisses;
The morning came, I rose to part,
When she cried, in a flurry,
When'er you come this way again,
Don't be in such a hurry.
SYLVIA.
As Sylvia on her arm reclining,
In a shady, cool retreat,
All in dishabille, designing â€" fal, lal, &c.
To elude the sultry heat;
All in dishabille, designing
To elude the sultry heat.
All reveal'd, she thought no stander â€"
By could view the lovely fair,
While cool zephyrs came and fann'd her â€"
fal lal, &c.,
Beauteous face with fragrant air.
While cool zephyrs, &c.

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Thus the happy nymph lay panting,
Sighing for her absent swain,
All extended, she lay wanting â€" fal,lal,&c.
Him to ease her lovesick pain.
All extended, &c.
In the nick, the swain who won her,
Thro' the cool retreat drew near,
And with transport gazed upon herâ€"fal lal, &c.,
Charms repos'd in slumber there.
And with transport, &c.
Love persuaded 'twas no sin, to
Vent his frame without delay,
So he boldly entered intoâ€"fal lal, &c.
Tales of love and am'rous play.
So he boldly, &c.
His moving tale as wrought upon her,
That in pity to his pain,
She gave broad hints that he should once
more â€" fal,lal, &c.
Tell it o'er to her again.
She gave, &c.
 
ANDREW AN' HIS CUTTIE GUN.
Blythe, blythe was she,
Blythe was she, but an' ben;
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But better when it slippit in.
Blythe, blythe, &c.
When a' the lave gaed to their bed,
An' I sat up to clean the shoon,
An' wha think ye cam jumpin' in,
But Andrew an' his cuttie gun.
Blythe, blythe, &c.
Or e'er I wist he laid me back,
An' up my gammon to my chin;
An' ne'er a word to me he spak,
But littit out his cuttie gun.
Blythe, blythe, &c.
The bawsent bitch she left the whelps,
An' hunted round us at the fun,
As Andrew fodgel'd wi' his doup,
An' fir'd at me the cuttie gun.
Blythe, Blythe, &c.
O some delights in cuttie stoup,
An' some delights in cuttie-mun.
But my delights an aâ€"elins coup,
Wi' Andrew and his cutie gun.
Blythe, blythe, blythe was she,
Blythe was she but an' ben;
An' well, she loed it in her neive,
An' better when it slippit in.

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O GAT YE ME WI' NAETHING,
TUNE â€" Jocky Latin.
Gat ye me, O' gat ye me,
An' gat ye me wi' naething,
A rock, a reel, a spinning wheel,
A gude black ------ was naething.
A tocher fine, o'er muckle far,
When sic a scullion gat it;
Indeed, o'er muckle far, gudewife,
For that was ay the faut o't.
But haud your tongue now, Luckie Lang,
O haud your tongue an' jander.
I held the gate till you I met,
Syne I began to wander;
I tint my whistle an' my sang,
I tint my peace and pleasure;
But your green grave now, Luckie Lang,
Would airt me to my treasure.
O CAN YE LABOUR LEE, YOUNG MAN.
TUNE â€" Sir Arch. Grant's Strathspey.
O can ye labor lee, young man?
O can ye labour lee?
Gae back the road ye cam again.
Ye never shall scorn me.
I fee'd a man at Martinmas,
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But a' the faut I had to him,
He couldna labour lee.
An' can ye, &c.
A stibble rig is easy plough'd,
An' fallow land is free;
But whot a silly coof is he,
That canna labour lee.
An' can ye, &c.
The pretty bush, an' benty knowe,
The ploughman points his sock in,
He sheds the roughness, lays it bye,
And bauldly ploughs his yokin'.
O can ye, &c.
 
OUR JOHN BRAK YESTREEN.
TUNE â€" Gramachree.
Twa neeber wives sat i' the sun,
A twynin' at their rocks,
An' they an argument began,
An' a' the plea was--------.
'Twas, wether they were sinners strang?
Or wether they were bane?
An how they row'd about their thumb,
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First, Rachie gae her rock a tug,
An' syne she claw'd her tail;
"When our Tam draws on his breeks,
"It waggles like a flail."
Says Bess, "They're bane, I will maintain,
"An' proof in hand I'll gie;
"For our Jock's cock it brak yestreen,
"An' I fand it on my thie,"
 
GIE THE LASS HER FAIRIN'.
TUNEâ€"Cawld Kail in Aberdeen.
O gie the lass her fairin',
O gie the lass her fairin',
An' something else she'll gie to you,
That's waly worth the wearin';
Syne coup her o'er amang the creels,
When he hae taen your brandy,
The mair you bangs the less she squeals,
An' Ley for houghmagundie,
Then gie the lass her farin', lad,
O gie the lass her fairin',
An' she'll gie him a hairy thing,
An' of it be na sparin';
But coup her o'er amang the creels,
An' bar the door wi' baith your heels,
The mair she gets the less she squeals;
An' hey for houghmagundie.

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THE COPPER O' CUDDY.
TUNE â€" Bab at the Bowster.
We'll hide the cooper behind the door,
Behind the door, behind the door,
We'll hide the cooper behind the door,
For fear o' the gudeman, O.
The cooper, o' cuddy cam here awa,
He ca'd the girls out o' osa';
An' our gudewife has gotten a fa',
That angered the silly gudeman, O.
We'll hide, &c.
He sought them out, he sought them in,
Wi' deil hae her, an' diel hae him;
But the bodie he was so doited an' blin',
He wist na whar he was gaun, O.
We'll hide, &c.
They cooper'd at e'en, they coopered at morn,
Till our gudeman had gotten the scorn;
On ilka brow he's planted a horn,
An' swears that there they shall stan'.
We'll hide, &c.
THE CAME A CADGER.
TUNE â€" Clout the Cauldron.
There came a cadger out o' Fife,
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He played a trick to our gude wife,
When fient a body bad him.
Fal lal, &c.
He took a lang thing, stout and strang,
An' strak it in her gavel;
An' aye she swore she fand the thing,
Gae borin' by her navel.
Fal lal, &c.
 
DEAR VARIETY.
Let the philosphic wise,
Preach up rules the gay despise;
Let the hoary-bearded sage,
Censure follies of the age;
Yet while brisk the vital tide,
Pleasure, thou shalt be my guide;
Live, oh goddess, live with me,
All in dear variety.
Dwell you, love, within my breast,
Just enough to make me blest;
Let my sweet incessant spring,
But protect me from the sting!
Under no restraint the mind;
Be the passion unconfin'd,
But like birds, as fond and free,
Pleased with dear variety.

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Keep, oh, Plutus, all they wealth,
Give me competence and health;
Care surrounds the miser's hoard,
Pain attends the spendthrift's board;
Bacchus, in thy rosy bowl,
Let me slake my thirsty soul;
But let reason wait on thee,
Reason prompts variety.
Life on wings of joy shall haste,
Gloomy thoughts the minutes waste;
We should banish care and fear,
Fate predestines all things here;
Hail to friendship, beauty, wine,
These make transient life divine!
May they ever live with me,
All in dear variety.
 
THE FEMALE PORCUPINE.
TUNE â€" Vauderville to the Padlock.
Puff'd up with pride (that's sure to fall);
A simple maid late made a pray'r
To mighty Jove, that at her call
He'd condescend (with courteous care)
To make her haughty as his wife,
And proudest of her sex to be,
For yet I have not in my life
Seen one man good enough for me.

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A strong built youth on self same floor,
A strong built youth on self same floor,
O'erhearing what the damsel said,
Strait rose and op'd the chamber door
And thus addressed the pretty maid â€"
"Thou form divine, I'm come from Jove,
And you shall soon a peacock be;"
"O then," says she, "sweet God of Love,
Pray show me how the thing can be."
Quoth he, "I must thus on your bed,
Raise up your smock so white and clear;"
"What are you doing, sir?" she said,
"But putting in a quill, my dear;
I'm frilling up your tail, my love,
And thusâ€", and thusâ€", I must begin,
To do the work of mighty Jove,
I'm sticking the first feather in."
A while they lay with swimming eyes,
Oft he repeated kisses keen,
With lifted looks and heaving sighs,
She saidâ€" "What does such kissing mean?"
"My sweet," says he, "to make your bill."
"Pish! sir," says she, "that won't prevail;
Give me again your juicy quill,
And stick more feathers in my tail."
"I own you've done your work complete,
And Jove has granted me my will,
Your feathers are both strong and neat,
But let each feather have a quill.

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A quill each hour of that same size,
An' strongly stuff'd in this same part,
Will make my plumes of feathers rise,
And win my fortune and my heart."
He cries, "Jove whispers me,
Obey the lovely lady's will,
And in your work I will take care
That ev'ry feather has a quill."
Says she, "My dear, then ere we part,
O stick them thick, I'll ne'er repine.
I'll bear the smart with all my heart,
Till I become a porcupine."
 
LANGOLEE.
Ye botanists yield, I've discovered a root,
Adapted to females of ev'ry degree;
How sovereign its virtues, balsamic its fruit;
I hope you'll believe when you hear it from me.
Langolee is the Irish name of it;
Great is this nation already the fame of it;
Make but one trial and quickly you'll see,
There's nothing comparing to Langolee.
When winter's keen blasts are corrected by spring,
The lads and the lassies of every town,
Dance 'round the Maypole, for Maypole's the thing,
Expressive of Lango's high fame and renown.
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How happy the island productive of thee
Thou root of all roots, thou Langolee.
Ye matrons afflicted with colic or wind,
Hysterics, or what you may call it, from me.
Restorative Lango, a medicine you will find,
'Twill enliven your spirits most wondroulsy.
Langolee, sweet is the juice of it;
Gently compress it, and gently make use of it.
In city or country, wherever it be,
The sweets are the same of the Langolee.
Ye girls of the cities, with nervous disorders,
If from declensions you'd wish to be free,
Ye dear little gentles pray take what I order,
The Hibernian colt's foot call'd Langolee.
Langolee to prevent imposition,
You'll get it from none but the Irish physician;
Made up in triangular pills for admission;
The pectoral nostrun of Langolee.
UNA'S LOCK.
'Twas in a sweet May morning,
When violets were springing, O!
The dew the meads adoring;
The larks melodious singing, O!
The rosetrees, by each breeze,
Were gently wafted up and down,
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The purling rill, the murm'ring stream,
Stole gently thro' the lofty grove;
Such was the time, when Darby
Stole out to meet his barefoot love.
Tol, lol, &c.
Sweet Una was the tightest,
Genteelest of the village dames;
Her eyes they were the brightest
That e'er set youthful heart in flames.
Her lover, to move her,
By every art in vain essayed ;
In ditty, for pitty,
This lovely maid he often prayed;
But she, perverse, his suit denied.
Sly Darby being enrag'd at this,
Resolved, when they next met, to seize
The lock that scatters Una's p-ss.
Tol, lol, &c.
Beneath a lofty old oak
She sat, with cow and milking pail;
From lily hands, at each stroke
In flowing streams the milk doth steal.
With peeping and creeping,
Sly Darby now comes on a pace,
In raptures, the youth sees,
The blooming beauty of her face;
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But instantly to catch the lock
That scatters pretty Una's p-ss.
Tol, lol, &c.
Within his arms he seiz'd her,
And press'd her to his panting breast;
What more could have appeas'd her,
But oaths which Darby meant in jest;
He swore he'd adore her,
And to her ever constant prove;
He'd wed her, he'd bed her,
And none on earth but her he'd love.

With vows like these he won her o'er,
And hop'd she'd take it not amiss,
If he'd presume to catch the lock
That scatters pretty Una's p-ss.
Tol, lol, &c.
Upon her back he laid her,
Turn'd up her smock, so lily white;
With joy the youth surveyed her,
Then gaz'd with wonder and delight.
Her thighs were so snowy fair,
And just between appeared a crack;
The lips were red, and overspread
With curly hairs of jetty black.
Transported, Darby now beholds
The sum of all his promis'd bliss,
And instantly he catch'd the lock
That scatters pretty Una's p-ss.
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His -------- stood erected,
His breeches down about his heels;
And what he long expected,
He now with boundless rapture feels.
The beauteous maid lay in a trance;
His buttock goes like elbows
Now enter'd, now concenter'd,
Of fidlers in a country dance.
The melting Una, now she cries,
I'd part with life for joys like this;
With show'rs of bliss they jointly oil'd
The lock that scatters Una's p-ss.
Tol, lol, &c.
 
LULLABY.
Nancy, on the sofa lying,
Caught by chance, my raptured eye,
'Twixt her lily thighs, I gently,
Sighing, plac'd my lullaby,
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby, lullaby,
Sighing, plac'd my lullaby.
Quickly waking to the motion,
Thus the lovely maid did cry,
"Woman's fears, they're all a notion,
Now I'm soothed with lullaby.
Lullaby, &c.
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Still her hand, fresh vigour courting;
Asked again for lullaby.
Lullaby, &c.
Tell me, dearest youth, if heaven,
Be like this, then let me die;
Every night repeat the seven,
Kill me with your lullaby.
Lullaby, &c.
 
THE CRICKET AND CRAB-LOUSE.
TUNE â€" Derry, Down, Down.
As a crab-louse and flea went a hunting together,
They took shade in a rose from the heat of the weather;
This rose being fairer by far than the rest,
Was pluck'd by a lady and stuck in her breast.
These hunters, perceiving a fair, open track,
'Twixt two hills white as snow, took the road to her back;
Then descending all day, reach'd the valley by night,
Oh ho! says the flea, here's an inn, I'll alight.
And I, says the the crab-louse, will pass through this gap,
And, without the expense of an inn, take my nap;
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Thus possess'd of the settlements, back and frontier,
They hoped from encroachments to keep themselves clear;
But both climate and foe had combin'd to annoy,
Nor would grant them a day their domains to enjoy.
For scarce had the flea taken one sip at his claret
When the tenement shook from cellar to garret;
Then a strange rumbling noise thro' the passage did roar,
Which drove this poor tippler behind the street door.
A sultry salt shower succeeded this storm,
Which drove him all drenched, like a hare from its form,
Thro' the smoking wet grass he was glad for to run,
And swore, while he liv'd, that dammed inn he would shun.
In the morning he meets with the crab-louse, his friend,
And relates his adventures, and soon makes an end;
Now, with me, says the crab, still worse fortune took place;
When I tell you my sufferings you'll pity my case.
In the midst of my hay I discovered a cave,
As deep as a coal-pit; as dark as a grave;
With black thorns, and brambles all growing about;
So I feared to go in, lest I should not get out.
Soon a giant approach'd me, a Cyclops, I ween,
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Who drove me from brier to bramble, full sore;
Then entering himself, thrust me in before.
Tho' wide was the cave, he could hardly get in,
So in forcing the passage, he rubbed off the skin;
Then he strain'd and he swell'd, and still bigger he grew,
Till forth from his forehead his brains at me flew.
Now, the fray at an end, like a half-drowned mole,
I crept up to the top, to peep out of my hole;
And there I perceiv'd all at once with surprise,
This giant was sunk to a pigmean size.
So I slily slipt by, overjoy'd to escape,
For I dreaded him still, (tho so alter'd in shape);
And here I am come in the pickle you see,
And the devil himself may go lodge there for me.
Tho' if I might advise it, these borders he'll shun,
Where he'll meet with a giant, as sure as a gun,
Who valuing our blades, nor of bullets, a ------
Like the Romans, attacks with a huge battering-ram.
For just as I passed him, I saw at his back,
Two large ponderous paving-stones tied in a sack;
Ay, ay, cried the flea, that same sack did I see,
For offtimes with great vengeance he bang'd it at me.
But I manag'd so well that I kept out of reach
Of this terrible engine that batters in breach;
And now that these perils are over our heads,
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SWEET SALLY.
My Sally is the blythest maid,
Breath spicy, lips like rubies,
Youth in its wanton orbit plays,
Snow hillocks are her bubbies;
Flushed with grape, the nympth I spied,
My blood ran hurry scurry;
I breath's my wishes; she replied,
Don't be in such a hurry.
Her balmy breath I sweetly sipt,
She vow'd she'd guard her honor,
Till, struggling, on the the carpet, slipt,
And I, alas! upon her;
In such a case what could I do?
My senses in a flurry;
She cried as up her garments flew,
Don't be in such a hurry.
She urg'd me on, and 'twixt her lips,
My busy tongue kept playing,
In playful motion went her hips,
Till breathless, fainting, dying,
In such a state entranced we lay,
Our senses in a flurry,
I rose, she cried, nay, pray thee stay,
Don't be in such a hurry.
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And three times â€" you may guess the rest:
I found no vigor wanting:
Drooping at last, she seized life's plant,
Swore she the charge would carry;
So soon, cried I â€" it rest doth want,
Don't be in such a hurry.
Quite spent, no longer fit to strive,
Says she, if you're not able
To mount yourself, then let me drive
Your nag into the stable;
With that she fierce began to ride
Like mad, all hurry, skurry â€"
Quite spent at last, she faintly cried,
Don't be in such a hurry.
THE DEEP NINE.
For London when with fav'ring gale,
An Irish lad up channel steer'd,
Safe landed in the Chester mail,
In London streets he soon appear'd,
The enamour'd fair ones round him clung,
And o'er his well-built shoulders hung,
For his deep nine.
His deep nine gained him such renown,
No rest had he by night or day,
By sounding half the girls in town,
Two inches soon were worn away.
Yet still the fair ones round him clung,
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At length, worn out with constant use,
Regardless they beheld the youth,
Who lately gave such matchless proofs
Of length, and strength, and manly worth;
No more the fair ones round him clung,
His once fam'd deep nine lifeless hung,
Quarter less five.
THE LANG DOW.
Maggie lives at yon ha' head,
Andrew wons in yon'er glen;
Quoth Andrew to Maggie, will ye gae
An' cast your claes wi' mine â€"
Wi' my lang dow, my lang dow,
My lang tethery lang dow.
Na, na, quoth Maggie,
Siccan a thing maun never be
Till ye gang to yon ha' house,
And spier my dad's guidwill o' me
Wi' your lang dow, &c.
Andrew's awa to yon ha house,
An' vows he tirles at the pin,
Wha's sae ready as wise Maggie
To ask Andrew in â€"
Wi' his lang dow, &c.
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Under Mag's doup lay Andrew's trouse,
An' under her head lay her nain gown â€"
Wi' his lang dow, &c.
The bridal day was fix'd upon.
Mess John was sent to tie the knot;
The friends got up a winsome feast,
An' Mag an' Andrew lay down o' the spot â€"
Wi' his lang dow, &c.
Up gat the guidwife in a great fright,
An' at her man gae many a pou,
I'll rin the hazard o' my life,
That Mag and Andrew's yocket now â€"
Wi' his lang dow, &c.
What's the matter? quoth the guidman,
Mayna the lad kiss the lass?
First when I took thee by the hand',
Thou hadna a rag to cover thy a-seâ€"
But my lang dow, &c.
The neeburs were a'assembles the neist day,
An' ast her how she liket the dow.
She thank't them kindly for their pains,
But said she'd kent it long ere now â€"
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THE COURTSHIPS.
A beautiful lady in fair London town,
Was woo'd by a Frenchman, a Teague and a Clown
And others who would fain become bone of her bone,
Whose courrships I now will relate one by one.
With my fal de ral, &c.
The first who appear'd was a man of the mode,
A Frenchman by birth, Spitalfields his abode,
He address'd the fair creature with taste a la mode;
And thus he said:
"Ah! mademoiselle; your eyes shinna like two burn-
ing Glass in de sun, dat van peep rom dem settas.
My whole soul is a fire! Begar you be de ver pret
Vench dat e'r I saw in my lifeâ€"vi, if you would have
me, I will just die immediatelee."
With my fal, de ral, &c.
The next who appeared was a Yorkshire Clown,
To court this fair lady, he gallop'd the town;
He made her a long bow and set himself down;
And thus he said:
"Odds bodkins, I ne'er saw sic a fair lady as you be,
With cheeks like any churries, and then your bubbles
Are like any good fat piece of baconâ€"if yause ha I
Ise ha you, and we'se make na mare bians of the
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The next was an Irishman, from Dublin came o'er,
And proud that he'd set foot on British shore;
Tho' cursedly proud, he was wretchedly poor;
And thus he said:
"Arrah, my dear honey, had I you in dear Dublin
City, I'd sware you were the lovliest girl in all
London town, so I would, except my lord lieutenant's
Wife, and two or three thousand more of them;
And arrah, my dear honey, when you marry me I'll make
You a present of a diamond ring, why as big as an ordinary
Murphy, faith, and so I will, and I won't deceive you at all,
At all, and by the holy poker of Dublin, and all the saints,
Of her own country, I'll make you so happy a creature,
As no man alive, so I will; and every night I'll try
To plaze you with a little of my ---------"
Fal de ral, &c.
The next who appear'd was a swaggering blade,
Who, as we may say, was a soldier by trade;
He address'd this fair creature with words very big,
And thus he said:
"Why madam, you are as lovely as Venus, and I a
Strong built fellow, every way fitted to be your
Mars, as brave and as valient as ever Caesar and
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Rival to your charms, I'd stake thousands; and to make
You happy, my love, every night I'd stake you -----
With my fal de ral, &c.
The next was a Quaker, so neat and so trim,
With a primitive face and a very broad brim;
He address'd this fair lady, without moving a limb,
And thus he said:
"Sarah, yea verily, thou art a maiden whom mine
Heart desirest, and thou has found favour in my sight
Ah! fair lump of clay, quit the ways of the vain,
And this day Babylon, and untowards me as I
Look untowards thee! what comfort could one
Kiss give to the lip of the faithful! I pray thee
Consent that we may be one in the same flesh; then thou
Wilt be bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh; and
Thou shalt grow as the vine tree, and spread forth
Thy roots as Lebanon; now, Sarah, I will shuve thee;
I'll shuve thee as the ram shoveth the ewe, and
Make thy body fruitful; now, Sarah, I pray thee lift
Thy right leg, and then thy left leg, and let the prick
of conscience enter thy virtuous bodyâ€""
With my fal de ral, &c.
The last to appear was a jolly Jack Tar,
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He thought with himself was none on a par.
And thus he said:
"Why, you must know, my little hearty, that I've been on
The lookout after you for sometime past â€" smite my crooked
Timbers if I han't, and am strongly inclined to capsize you
And take you in tow, foe demme now, buy the cut of your
Jib and breastwork, if you an't one of the tightest rigg'd
Little frigates ever sailed; but to make no more palaver
About the matter, I am a tight young fellow, fit to overhaul
All your tackling, who can hand, reef or put the two ends of
A rope together with any man alive, so I can, and demme
My dear, if you can be better moor'd; suppose now, for
Instance, you were gunnel-deep in a good feather bed and I
Alongside of you, mark you that; I would immediately give
Signal for chase, throw my grappling irons aboard,
Lash my main-yard to your larboard quarters;
and if
I could mot find your gang-way, then dem poor Jack."
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MY THING IS MY OWN.
I, a tender young maid, have been courted by many
Of all sorts of trades as ever was any;
A spruce haverdasher first spake me fair,
But I should have nothing to do with small ware.
My thing is my own and I'll keep it so still,
Yet other young lasses may do what they will. 
A sweet-scented courtier did give me a kiss,
And he promised me mountains if I would be his;
But I'll not believe him, for it is too true,
Some courtiers do promise much more than they do.
My thing is my own, &c.
A fine man of law did come out of the Strand,
To plead his own cause, with his fee in his hand ;
He made a brave motion, but that would not do,
For I did dismiss him, and non-suit him too.
My thing is my own, &c.
Next came a young fellow, a notable spark,
(With green bag and ink-horn, a justice's clerk,)
He pull'd out his warrant, to make all appear,
But I sent him away with a flea in his ear.
My thing is my own, &c.
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I thank'd him for nothing and bid him begone,
For my little fiddle should not be played on,
My thing is my own, &c.
An usurer came with abundance of cash,
But I had no mind to come under his lash;
He proffer'd me jewels and great store of gold,
But I wouldn't mortgage my little freehold.
My thing is my own, &c.
A blunt lieutenant next surprised my packet,
And fiercely began to rifle and sack it;
I muster'd my spirits up, and became bold,
And forc'd my lieutenant to guard his strong hold.
My thing is my own, &c.
A crafty young bumpkin that was very rich,
And us'd with his bargains to go thro' each stitch,
Did tender a sum but I would not avail,
That I could admit him tenant in tail.
My thing is my own, &c.
A fine dapper tailor, with yard in his hand,
Did proffer his service to me at command;
He talked of a slit I had above the knee,
But I'll have no tailors to stitch it for me,
My thing is my own, &c.
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Put in for a course and used all his art;
But he miss'd of the sport â€" for puss would not start.
My thing is my own, &c.
A pretty young squire new come to the town,
To empty his pockets, and so to go down.
His proffer a kindness, but I would have none,
The same that he us'd to his mother's maid Joan,
My thing is my own, &c.
Now here I could reckon a hundred or more,
Besides all the gamesters recited before;
That made their addresses in hopes of a snap,
But young as I was, I understood trap.
My thing is my own, and I'll keep it so still,
Until I be married, say men what you will.
THE FAIR PENITENT.
A lovely lass to a friar came,
To confess in the morning early;
In what art thou, my dear to blame?
Come, own it all sincerely.
I've done sir, what I dare not name,
With a lad that loves me dearly.
The greatest fault in myself I know
Is what I now discover;
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Lack-a-day, sir, if it must be so,
Pray with me send my lover.
No, no, my dear, you do but dream,
We'll have no double dealing;
But if with me you'll repeat the same,
I'll pardon your past failing.
I must own, sir, though I blush for shame,
That your penance is prevailing.
FANNY.
When Fanny, blooming fair,
First caught my ravish'd sight;
Struck with her shape and air,
I felt a strange delight;
Whilst eagerly I gaz'd,
Admiring every part,
And every female prais'd,
She stole into my heart.
In her bewitching eyes,
Ten thousand loves appear;
There Cupid basking lies,
His shafts are bearded there;
Her blooming cheeks are dyed,
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Her well-turn'd limbs confess
The lucky hand of love;
Her features all express
The beauteous Queen of Love;
What flames my nerves invade,
When I behold the breast
Of that too charming maid,
Rise, suing to be press'd.
Venus round Fanny's waist,
Has her own cestus bound,
With guardian Cupids grac'd,
Who dance the circle round,
How happy must he be,
Who shall her zone unloose;
That bliss to all but me,
May heaven and she re "use.
CHLOE.
Whenever, Chloe, I begin
Your heart, like mine, to move,
You tell me of the crying sin,
Of unchaste, lawless love.
How can that passion be a sin
Which gave to Chloe birth?
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To wed, mankind the priests rebann'd,
By some sly fallacy,
And disobey'd God's great command,
"Increase and multiply."
You say that love's a crime â€" content;
Yet this allow you must,
More joy's in heaven if one repent,
Than over nine and ninety just.
Since then, dear girl, for heaven's sake
Repent and be forgiv'n;
Bless me, and my repentance make
A holy-day in heav'n.
KISSING.
Ye delicate lovelies, with leave I maintain,
That happiness here you may find;
To yourselves I appeal for felicity's reign,
When you meet with a man to your mind.
When gratitude friendship to softness unites
Inexpressive endearments arise;
Then hopes, fears and fancies, strange doubts and
delights
Are announc'd by those tell tales, the eyes.
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But how should they paint what they never can
prove;
For tenderness knows not their tribe.
Of all the abuse on enjoyment that's thrown,
The treatment love takes most amiss,
Is the rant of the coxcomb, the sot and the clown,
Who pretend to indulge in a kiss.
The love of a fribble at self only aims;
For sots and clowns â€" class them with beasts;
No fibre, no atom, have they in their frames,
To relish such delicate feasts.
In circling embraces, when lips to lips move,
Description, O! teach me to praise,
The overture kiss to the op'as of love â€"
But beauty would laugh at the phrase.
Love's prelude are kisses, and after the play,
They fill up the pause of delight;
The rich repetitions which never decay,
The lip's silent language at night.
The raptures of kissing we only can taste,
When sympathies equal inspire;
And while to enjoyment unbounded we haste,
Their breath blows the coals of desire.
Again, and again, and again beauty sips;
What feelings these pressures excite!
When fleeting life's stopp'd by a kiss of the lips,
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LET HIM, FOND OF FIBBING.
Let him, fond of fibbing, invoke what he'll chuse,
Mars, Bacchus, Appolo, or Madam the Muse:
Great names in classical kingdom of letters;
But poets are apt to make free with their betters.
I scorn to say aught, save the thing that is true,
No beauties I'll plunder, yet give mine her due:
She has charms upon charms, such as few people may view,
She has charms â€" for the toothache, â€"eke for the ague.
Her lips â€" she has two, and her teeth they are white,
And what she puts into her mouth she can bite;
Black and all black her eyes; but's what worth remark,
They are shut when she sleeps, and she's blind in the dark.
Her ears from her cheeks equal distance are bearing,
'Cause each side hear head should go partners in hearing;
The fall of her neck's the downfall of beholders,
Love tumbles them in by the head and the shoulders.
Her waist is so-so, so waste no words about it;
Her heart is within it, her stays are without it;
Her breast's are so pair'd â€" two such breasts when
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Her voice neither nightingales, no, nor canaries,
Nor all the winged warblers' wild whistling vagaries;
Nor shall I to instrument music compare it,
'Tis likely, if you was not deaf, you might heat it.
Her legs are proportion'd to bear what they've carried,
And equally pair'd as if happily married;
But wedlock will sometimes the best friends divide,
By her spouse so she's served, when he throws them aside.
Not too tall, nor too short, but I'll venture to say,
She's a very good size, â€" in a middling way;
She's, â€" aye, that she is, â€" she is all â€" but I'm wrong,
Her all I can't say, for I've sung all my song.
THE UNION OF BEAUTY AND WINE.
One day at her toilet, as Venus began
To prepare for her face-making duty,
Bacchus stood at her elbow, and swore that her plan
Would not help it, but hinder her beauty.
A bottle young Semale held up to view,
And begg'd she'd observe his directions â€"
This Bungundy, dear Cytherea, will do,
'Tis a rogue that refines all complexions.
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The joy-giving goddes, with wine-moistened lips,
Declar'd she would hob-nob once more.
Out of window each wash, paste and powder she hurl'd,
And the god of the grape vow'd to join;
Shook hands, sign'd and seal'd, then bid fame tell the world,
The union of beauty and wine.
CHASTITY.
TUNE â€" Good People I'll Tell You No Rodomontadel
I wonder, quoth dame, as her spouse she embraces,
How strumpets can look, how they dare show their faces?
And those wicked wives, who from husband's arms fly,
Lord, where do they think they must go when they die?
But next day, by husband, with 'prentice boy caught,
When she from the bed was to toilet-glass brought,
Her head he held up, with his gentle rebuke â€"
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Turn your eyes to that table, at once you will see
What faces jades wear; then, my dear behold me;
Your features confess the adulteress clear,
My visage exhibits how cuckolds appear.
You'd ask, where bad wives go! why really my chick,
You must, with the rest of them go to old Nick;
If Beelzebub don't such damn'd tenents disown,
For bad wives, he knows, make a hell of their own.
All the world would wed, if the clergy could show,
Any rule in the service to change i for o;
How happy the union of marriage would prove,
Not long as we liv'd join'd, but long as we love!
At his feet she sunk down, sorrow lent her such moans,
The resentment was gagg'd by her tears and her tones
What could Hubby do then? what could the Hubby do?
But sympathy struck, as she cry'd, he cry'd to.
Oh! Corregio! Could I Sigismunda design,
Or exhibit a Magdalen, Guido like thine,
I would paint the fond look which the penitent stole,
That pierc'd her soft partner, and sunk to his soul.
Transported to doating! he raised the distress'd,
And tenderly held her long time to his breast!
On the bed gently laid her, by her gently laid,
And the breach there was clos'd the same way it was
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FOR A' THAT AN' A' THAT.
The bonniest lass that ye meet niest,
Gie her a kiss, an' a' that,
In spite of ilka parish priest,
Repenting stool, an' a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that.
Their mim-nou'd sangs, an' a' that,
- In time and place convenient,
They'll do themselves, for a' that.
Your patriarchs, in days of yore,
Had their handmaids, an' a' that;
O' bastard gets, some had a score,
An' some had mair that a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
Your langsyne saunts, an' a' that,
Would fonder o' a bonny lass,
Than you or I, for a' that.
King Davie, when he waxed auld,
An' blind ran thin, an' a' that,
An' faud his c-----s were growin' cauld,
Could not refrain, for a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
To keep him warm, an' a' that,
The daughters o' Jerusalem,
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Wha wadna pity thae sweet dames,
He fumbled at, an' a' that,
An' rais'd their bluid up into flames,
He couldna drown, an' a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
He wanted pith, an' a' that;
For, as to what we should not name,
What could he do â€" but claw that.
King Solomon, prince o' divines,
Wha proverbs made, an' a' that,
Baith mistresses and concubines,
In hundreds had, for a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
Tho' preacher wise, an' a' that,
The smittiest sang that e'er was sung,
His sang o' sangs is a' that.
Then still I swear a clever chiel
Should kiss a lass, an' a' that,
Tho' priests consign him to the diel,
As reprobate, an' a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their canting stuffs, an' a' that,
They ken no mair wha's reprobate,
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KEY-HOLE.
John Thomson keekit in at the key-hole,
An' he keekit wi' the tail o' his e'e;
He saw the minister m--------g the fiddler's wife,
An' a guid lang dow drew he.
An' ahee, an' ahee, ahee, quo' he,
If this is nae the very vagabond,
That on the stool set me.
BARM.
I'll trip upon my trenchers, I'll dance upon dishes â€"
My mother sent me for barm, for barm;
And thro' the kirk-yard I met wi' the laird,
The silly yuir body could do me nae harm.
But down i' the park, I met wi' the dark,
And he gaed me my barm, my barm.

LET ME IN THIS AE NIGHT.
O lassie art thou sleeping yet;
Or are you waking I wad wit:
For love has bound me hand and fit,
And I would fain be in, Jo.
O let me in thie ae night, this ae, ae, ae night,
O let me in this ae night, and I'll ne'er come back
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The morn is in the term day,
I maun away, I canna stay;
O pity me before I gae,
And rise and let me in, Jo.
O let me in, &c.
The night it is baith cauld and weet,
The morn it will be snaw and sleet,
My shoon are frozen to my feet,
Wi' standing on the plain, Jo.
O let me in, &c.
I am the laird o' windy-wa's,
I came na here without a cause,
And I had gotten many fa's,
Upon a naked wame, Jo.
O let me in, &c.
My father's waulking on the street,
My mither the chamber keys does keep;
My chamber does chirp and cheep,
And I darena let you in, Jo.
O gae your ways this ae night, this ae, ae, ae, night,
O gae your ways this ae night, for I darena let ye
in, Jo.
But I'll come stealing softly in,
And cannily make little din;
And then the gate to you I'll find,
If you'l but direct me in, Jo.
O let me in, &c.

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Cast off the shoon frae aff your feet,
Cast back the door up to the weet,
Syne into my bed you may creep,
And do the thing you ken, Jo.
O well's me on this ae night, this ae, ae, ae night,
O weel's me on this ae night, that e'er I let you in, Jo.
She let me in sae cannily,
She let me in sae privily,
She let me in sae cannily,
To do the thing you ken, Jo.
O weel's me, &c.
But e'er a' was done, and a' was said,
Out fell the bottom of the bed,
The lassie lost her maidenhead,
And her mither heard the din, Jo.
O the devil take this ae night, this ae, ae, ae night,
O the devil take this ae night, that e'er I let you in,
Jo.
VENUS AND LOVE.
Ye sons of Anacreon, assist me to sing
Of the fountain of Venus, the rivulet Spring.
'Tis the mystical mirror, tho' hidden from sight,
Can attract even age to the fount of delight;
For the soul lost in transport is wafted above,
When you dip in the fountain of Venus and Love.
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It dwells in the valley with moss circled round,
An' tho' ever plum'd no bottom e'er found;
And here the wild spendthrift is welcome to range,
If he draws a receipt for mutual exchange;
'Tis a spring of such sweets e'en stoics approve,
When they dip in the fountain of Venus and Love.
'Tis a spring, &c.
The bank of this fountain's a beautiful red,
Its verge is inviting, tho' dang'rous to tread;
For oft in convulsions it ebbs and it flows,
And never so pleased as when't tells what it knows;
'Tis fierce in the conflict, yet meek as a dove,
If conquer'd, the fountain of Venus and Love.
'Tis fierce, &c.
The richest of nectar this fountain distills,
That lies at the foot of the fairest of hills;
And the blossom that's lost in combating the suit
Is often repaid with the choicest of fruit;
But in vain is the task which thousands have strove
To conquer the fountain of Venus and Love.
But vain, &c.

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THE TREE OF LIFE.
Come prick up your ears and attend, sirs, awhile,
I'll sing ye a song that shall make ye to smile;
'Tis a faithful description of the tree of life,
So pleasing to every maid, widow and wife!
Tol de rol, &c.
This tree is a succulent plant, I declare,
Consisting of only one straight stem, 1 swear;
Its top sometimes looks like a cherry in May,
And other times like a filbert, they say,
Tol de rol, &c.
This tree universal most countries produce;
But till eighteen years growth 'tis not much fit for
use;
Then nine or ten inches â€" for it seldom grows higher,
And that's sure as much as the heart can desire.
Tol de rol, &c.
But chiefly in Ireland this plant it best thrives,
As well can we prove by their widows and wives;
Its root is so stout and long, I insist on't,
That most of the natives entirely subsist on't.
Tol de rol, &c.
Some late virtuosi, this tree to improve,
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But it never seeds after, nor is worth a louse,
Unless to make whistles for the opera house.
Tol de rol, &c.
It's juice taken inward's a cure for the spleen,
And removes in an instant the sickness call'd green;
Tho' sometimes it causes large tumors below,
Which disperse of themselves in nine months or so.
Tol de rol, &c.
It cures all dissensions 'twixt husband and wife,
And makes her look pleasant through each stage of
life;
By the right application it never can fail,
But then it must always be given in tail.
Tol de rol, &c.
You ladies who long for the sight of this tree,
Take this invitation â€" come hither to me;
I have it just in the height of perfection,
Adapted for handling and for injection.
Tol de rol, &c.

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THE MARRIAGE MORN.
The marraige morn I can't forget,
My senses teem'd with new delight;
"Times," cry'd 1, "haste the coming night,
And Hymen, give me sweet Lisette!"
I whispered softly in her ear,
And said, "the God of night draws hear."
O how she look'd! O how she smil'd. O how she sigh'd!
She sigh'd â€" then spent a joyful tear.
Now nuptial night her curtain drew,
And cupid's mandate was, "commence,
With ardor break the virgin's fence!"
Then to the bed sweet Lisette flew â€"
'Twas heaven to view her as she lay
And hear her cry, "come to me pray!
O how I fell, O how I pant! O I shall die!
Shall die before the break of day."
Soon manhood rose with furious gust,
And Mars, when he lew'd Venus view'd,
Ne'er felt his power so closely screw'd
Up to the standing-post of lust!
But when the stranger to her sight,
Sweet Lissette saw a rampant plight!
O how she screamed! O how she screamed, O how
she scream'd!
She scream'd â€" then gasp'd for dear delight.
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So rushing up the path of joy,
Quick from the founts loves liquid flew.
At morn she cry'd, "full three times three,
The vivid stream I felt from thee!"
O how I'm eas'd! O how I'm pleas'd gods, how I'm
charm'd!
"I'm charm'd with rapt'rous three times three!"
THE END.
Papilio the rich, in the hurry of love,
Resolving to wed, to fair Arabel drove;
He made his proposals, he begg'd she would fix â€"
What maid could say no to a new coach and six.
We'll suppose they were wed, the guests bid, supper done,
The fond pair in bed, and the stocking was thrown;
The bride lay expecting to what this would tend,
Since created a wife, wish'd to know for what end.
On the downy perch oft, as the gougy fly rests,
The bridegroom's lips stopp'd, on love's pillows, her breasts
All amazement, impassive, the heart leaving fair,
With a sigh seem'd to prompt him, don't stay too long there.
Round her waist, and round such a waist circling his arms,
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Says the fair one, and gap'd, I hear all you pretend,
But now, for I'm sleepy, pray come to an end.
My love ne'er shall end, Squire Shadow replied,
But still, unattempting, lay stretched at her side;
She made feints, as if something she meant to defend,
But found out, at last, it was all to no end.
In disdain, starting up from the impotent boy,
She, sighing, pronounc'd there's an end of my joy;
Then resolv'd this advice to her sex she would send,
Ne'er to wed till they're sure they can wed to some
end.
And what end is this? why the end which prevails,
Plough, ships, birds, fishes, are steer'd by their tails;
And tho' man and wife for the head may contend,
I'm sure they're best pleas'd when they gain t'other
end.
The end of our wishes, the end of our wives,
The end of our loves, and the end of our lives,
The end of conjunction, 'twixt mistress and maid,
Tho' head may design, has its end in the tail.
'Tis time tho' to finish, if aught I intend,
Lest, like a bad husband, I come to no end;
The ending I mean is, what none will think wrong,
And that is to make now an end to my song.

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SOFTLY.
Disguls'd, last night, I rush'd from home,
To seek the palace of my soul;
I reach'd by silent step the dome,
And to her chamber softly stole.
On a gay various couch reclin'd,
In sweet repose I saw the maid;
My breast, like aspens to the wind,
To love's alarums softly played.
Two fingers, then, to half expanse,
I trembling op'd, with fear oppres'd,
With these I pulled her veil askance,
Then softly drew her to my breast.
"Who art thou, wretch!" my angel cry'd;
Whispering, I said "Thy slave, thy swain!
But hush, my love, forbear to chide;
Speak softly, lest some hear the strain,"
Trembling with love, with hope and fear,
At length her ruby lips I press'd;
Sweet kisses oft â€" mellifluous â€" dear â€"
Softly I snatched â€" was softly blessed.
"O let me," now inflam'd, I said,
"My idol clasp within these arms;"
"Remove the light," deep sigh'd the maid â€"
"Come softly, come â€" prevent alarms."
Now by her side with bliss I glow'd,
Swift flew the night in am'rous crow'd,
When softly thence I bent my way.

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SHE ROSE AND LOOT ME IN.
The night her silent sable wore,
And gloomy were the skies;
Of glitt'ring stars appear'd no more,
Than those of Nelly's eyes.
When at her father's gate I knock'd,
Where I had often been,
She, shrouded only in her smock,
Arose and loot me in.
Fast lock'd within my close embrace,
She trembling stood asham'd;
Her swelling breast, and glowing face,
At ev'ry touch inflam'd.
My eager passion I obey'd,
Resolv'd the fort to win,
And her fond heart was soon betray'd,
To yield and let me in.
Then, then, beyond expressing,
Transporting was the joy!
I knew no greater blessing,
So blest a man was I.
And she, all ravish'd with delight,
Bid me oft come again;
And kindly vow'd that every night,
She'd rise and let me in.
But ah! at last she proved wi' bairn,
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And I, who was as much concern'd,
Look'd e'en just like a fool.
Her lovely eyes with tears ran o'er,
Repenting her rash sin;
She sigh'd and curs'd the fatal hour,
That e'er she loot me in.
But who could cruelly deceive,
Or from such beauty part?
I lov'd her so, I could not leave
The charmer of my heart.
But wedd'd, and conceal'd our crime,
Then all was well again,
And now she thanks the happy time,
That e'er she loot me in.
THE TAILOR.
The tailor came to clout the claise,
Sic a braw fellow!
He fill'd the house a' fou' o' fleas,
Baffin down, and daffin down;
He filled the house a' fou' o' fleas,
Baffin down and dilly.
The lassie slipt ayont the fire,
Sic a braw hissey!
Oh! she was a' his heart's desire,
Baffin down, and daffin down;
Oh! she was a' his heart's desire,
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The lassie she fell fast asleep,
Sic a braw hissey!
The tailor close to her did creep,
Daffin down, and daffin down;
The tailor close to her did creep,
Daffin down and dilly.
The lassie waken'd in a fright,
Sic a braw hissey!
Her maidenhead had ta'en the flight,
Daffin down, and daffin down;
Her maidenhead had ta'en flight,
Daffin down and dilly.
She sought it butt, she sought it ben,
Sic a braw hissey!
And in beneath the clocken-hen,
Daffin down, and daffin down;
And in beneath the clocken-hen,
Daffin down and dilly.
She sought it in the owsen-straw,
Sic a braw hissey!
No faith, quo' she, it's quite awa',
Daffin down, and daffin down;
No faith, quo' she, it's quite awa',
Daffin down and dilly.
She sought it 'yont the knocking stane,
Sic a braw hissey!
Some day, quo' she, 'twill gang its lane,
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Some day, quo' she, 'twill gang its lane,
Daffin down and dilly.
She ca'd the tailor to the court,
Sic a braw hissey!
And a' the young men round about,
Daffin down, and daffin down;
And a' the young men round about,
Daffin down and dilly.
Shie gart the tailor pay a fine,
Sic a braw hissey!
Ge me my maidenhead again,
Baffin down, and daffin down;
Gie me my maidenhead,
Baffin down and dilly.
O what way wad ye ha't again?
Sic a braw hissey!
Oh! just the way that it was ta'en,
Baffin down, and daffin down;
Oh! just the way that it was ta'en,
Baffin down and dilly.

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THE MAID GOES TO THE MILL.
The maid's gane to the mill by night,
Hech hey, sae wanton;
The maid's gane to the mill by night,
Hey sae wanton she;
She's sworn by moon and stars sae bright,
That she should hae her corn ground,
That she should hae her corn ground,
Mill and multure free.
Out then came the miller's man;
Hech hey, sae wanton;
Out then came the miller's man,
Hech sae wanton he;
He sware he'd do the best he can,
For to get her corn ground,
For to get her corn ground,
Mill and multure free.
He put his hand about her neck,
Hech hey, sae wanton;
He put his hand about her neck,
Hey sae wanton he;
He dang her down upon a sack,
And there she got her corn ground,
And there she got her corn ground.
Mill and multure free.
When other maids gaed out to play,
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When other maids gaed out to play,
Hey sae wantonlie;
She sigh'd and sobb'd, and wadna stay,
Because she got her corn ground,
Because she got, &c.
Mill and multure free.
When forty weeks were past and gone,
Hech hey, sae wanton;
When forty weeks were past and gone,
Hey sae wantonlie,
The maiden had a braw lad-bairn,
Because she got her corn ground,
Because she got, &c.
Mill and multure free.
Her mither bade her cast it out,
Hech het, sae wanton;
Her mither bade her cast it out,
Hey sae wantonlie;
It was the miller's dusty clout,
For getting of her corn ground,
For getting, &c.,
Mill and multure, free.
Her father bade her keep it in,
Hech, hey, sae wanton;
Her father bade her keep it in,
Hey sae wantonlie;
It was the chief o' a' her kin,
Because she'd got her corn ground
Because she'd got her. corn ground
Mill and multure free.

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THE WARMING PAN.
The coach arriv'd, impatient all
For diff'rent things begin to call;
But I, who have no trade
But love for sweeter morsels try;
I search, an' fix an am'rous eye
Upon the chambermaid.
I wait, and catch her as she flies,
From room to room, with eager eyes;
"My dear, permit my aid?"
I seize her, and she criesâ€"a-done;
I kiss her quick, and let her run;
The pretty chambermaid.
The supper comes, and Betty Grove,
'Tis Hebe waiting upon Jove;
The reck'ning next is paid;
Yawning, the passengers retire,
I, burning like the kitchen fire,
For Betty chambermaid.
Kneeling, my bed the beauty warms,
When furious, I attrack her charms:
"Get out, you naughty man!"
The port is gained by quick surprise,
I kiss, she kicks, and faintly cries,
"O! move the warming pan!"
There â€" there â€" again â€" the bed â€" it burns,
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"What are you at, dear man?"
Hush! there's a noise â€" the bed, the joy.
Hark! hark! how sweet, my am'rous boy,
Hold there â€" the warming pan.
Whene'er I pass the high north-road,
I knock at Betty's soft abode,
Where happy I am laid;
The neatest in, the softest thatch,
And tell me where a place can match,
My, pretty chambermaid.
ROGER AND MOLLY.
Beneath a weeping willow's shade,
Melting with love, fair Molly laid,
Her cows were feeding by;
By turns she knit, by turns she sung,
While ever flowed from Molly's tongue,
"How deep in love am I!"
Young Roger chanc'd to stroll along,
And hearing Molly's am'rous song;
And now and then a sigh;
Straight o'er the hedge he made his way,
And joined with Molly in her lay;
"How deep in love am I!"
The quick surprise made Molly blush,
"How rude," she cry'd, "now pray be hush!"
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"My needle's bent, my worsted's broke,
Roger I only meant in joke,
How deep in love an I!"
"You're rude â€" get out â€" I won't be kiss'd;
Pray don't â€" yes do â€" be gone â€" persist!
Roger, I vow I'll cry!
What are you at â€" you roguish swain?
He answered in a dying strain,
"How deep in love am I!"
LYDY CHURNING.
Brim-full of love fat Lydy sat
Cheeks like a blooming plumb;
Sweating with all a maiden's strength,
To make the butter come.
In vain she churn'd' in vain she try'd,
O would our Roger come!
For nothing but a Roger's strength,
Can make my butter come.
Within the pantry Roger skulk'd,
And heard this am'rous hum;
Then fixing fast on Lydy's churn,
He made her butter come.
Lydy cried out, â€" Roâ€"ogerâ€"onâ€"
That day may be dumb,
If once I to â€" when you so soon,
Can make my butter come.

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THE BUMPER.
I can't for my life guess the cause of this fuss,
Why we drink the health of each high titled
beldame
What's a queen, or a princess, or duchess to us?
We ne'er have spoke to an seen them but seldom.
Fill a bumper my host, and I'll give you a toast,
We all have conversed with' and every one knows'
Fill it up to the top' and drink ev'ry drop,
Here's ------ in a bumper wherever she goes!
Your high-sounding titles that kings can create,
Derive all their lustre and weight from the honor,
But ------ can despise all the mockery of state,
For she in herself's the true fountain of honor;
She fixes for life, the rank of a wife,
In her does the husband his honor repose;
Her titles are bright, all in her own right,
Here's ------ in a bumper wherever she goes!
In rags or brocades she is equally great,
Her fountain gives rapture to all that bathe in it!
On a rush-bottom chair, or a down bed of state,
To bliss we'er transported in less than a minute!
She banishes care, is a foe to despair,
. She's the lovliest Lethe to soften o'er woes;
Nothing nature can boast can rival the toast,
Of ----- in a bumper wherever she goes!

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Your wiseacre critics are puzzling their brains,
How crowns and how coronets first came in
fashion;
But one peep at her's would have saved them the
pains,
For ------ wore a coronet since the creation;
A title so old ne'er bartered for gold,
The whole British peerage would vainly oppose;
Then let mother Eye due homage receive;
Here's â€"â€" in a bumper wherever she goes!
That peers on the trial of peers are to sit,
Is their greatest distinction beyond all denial;
But ----- tho' untitled by patent or wit,
Can bring, sou jure even kings to the trial;
Condemn'd to wear horns, poor Gâ€"veâ€"t scorns,
The judgement he passes on impotent beaux;
So justly severe may she ever appear,
Here's â€" in a bumper wherever she goes!
That nobles are born the advisers of kings,
Is a maxim established in every free nation;
Then sure a just claim, to that title she brings,
Whose rhet'ric effected the great reformation;
Tho' Charles lent his ears to his periwig peers,
Yet â€" was the counsellor under the rose;
She whispered her mind â€" the commons grew kind â€"
Here's ----- in a bumper wherever she goes!

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That nobles are sentenc'd to die by the axe,
For breach of allegiance â€" we all must have read it
Thus câ€" when the bond of decorum she cracks,
Like a queen or a princess is always beheaded:
The king without fees will execute these,
While none but the hangman will meddle with
those!
Then since from the throne such deference is shown,
Here's c------ in a bumper wherever she goes!
Your stars and your garters, and ribbons profuse,
And wide coat of arms that a beggar might quarter
How faint are the splendor, how trifling there use,
Ccmpar'd with the star that shines over the garter!
The star in the front is the emblem of c-----
In a lovely field ardent, crown'd sable, she glows
And two rampant piss as suporters we fix,
Here's c----- in a bumper wherever she goes!
THE BRITISH FAIR.
I sing the British fair ones charms,
A theme renown'd in story;
It well deserves more polish'd lays,
For 'tis our boast and glory.
When mad-brained lust excitement spreads,
The air one is desired,
Nor will she shun the sperm of life,
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Then, oh, protect the British fair,
Be mindful of their merit;
And when that Venus beat to arms,
They'll show their daring spirit.
When Priapus the fair ones fires,
With loves electric potion,
Oh how she pants, oh, how she sighs!
Each vig'rous nerve's in motion,
Now tuisting, twining different ways,
Each am'rous thought she traces;
But oh, for man, for man she sighs,
Substantial man's embraces!
Then oh, &c.
Behold her on a bed or couch,
Her beauteous thighs extended;
Behold Eve's chasm op'd to your view,
Unguarded, undefended;
Say Britons' does a sight like this,
Not fire and alarm ye?
Oh yes it arms the rampant boy.
With courage to encharm ye.
Then oh, &c.
As thus reclin'd the fair one lies,
A tempting sight before you,
Oh! how to give her soul delight,
The wanton will implore you!
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Oh! how her -----now ebbs and flows,
To squeeze the darling treasure!
Then oh, &c.
The solar dream of life she guides,
Into her gapping center,
And swears 'tis but Anaceon's sons
Have there a right to enter;
For they are worth beauties charms,
Whose pride is to protect them;
Nor from the vale of British -----,
Will beauty e'er reject them.
Then oh, &c.
BLACK JOCK.
Who has e'er been at Holburn, must needs know the
Bell
Where Lucy and Katy, two sisters do dwell,
With their black Jocks and bellies so white.
None ever saw Lucy but wishhed have kiss'd her,
Yet her charms were eclipsed by those of her sister;
So gay, so genteel, on my life,
That each was fit for an emperor's wife,
When their, &c.
With romping fatigue, and heat of the weather,
One day they lay down on a bed both together,
With their, &c.
They sighed and they talked of I do not know what,

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Till a little sound sleep put and end to their chat;
1 forgot to premise they were stripped to the smock,
And the treacherous chamber door wanted a lock,
To their black, &c.
Young Cupid, who's ever alert at his post
Thought the occasion to good to be lost,
Away then he slipp'd and returned in a thrice,
With a cock of the game, and a pearl of great price;
Says he, now you see they're both fast asleep,
Slip gently in and try for a peep,
At their black, &c.
In then he slipped and opened the latch,
Resolv'd in a critical moment to catch
Their black, &c.
But oh, as he start'd, when he came to the bed,
In their faces now blended the white and the red;
Such arms, such bubbies, such legs and such thighs
But the thing of all things which attracted his eyes'

Was their black, &c.
Young Lucy, he found, lay most opportune,
So he toss'd up her smock, and quickly got in
To her, &c.
As long as he could he remain'd in the seat,
And the faster he danced the sounder she slep
Till at last he's obliged to beat a retreat
From her black, &c.

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Next Katy he saw and her â€"â€" to bespatter,
Fresh vigor he found, he swore he'd have at her
Black Jock, &c.
But in this he had recon'd without any host,
For he could not get in, her legs were so cross'd,
He tried every means to make matters fit,
But all was in vain, for he never could hit
Her black, &c.
Enraged at the balk, out his scissors he took,
And out of revenge, he cut off every lock,
From her black, &c.
Then soft as he entered away did he creep,
As fast as he found them he left them asleep;
Kitty, waking soon after, her hand laid across
The spot, and directly discovered the loss
Of her black jock, &c.
Her sister she waked in the utmost despair,
"Lucy," said she, "I've lost all the hair
Of my black jock, &c.
"What shall I do, or where can I go?
A bald c------ is not worth a farthing you know.
This cruel disgrace I can never withstand;
Look here, it's as bare as the palm of my hand,
My poor black jock, &c.

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While I was asleep as I hope to be saved,
Some villian got into the room and has shaved
My black jock, &c.
Lucy laughed in her sleeve, but soon forcing a frown,
In a counterfeit fright clapped her hand on her own,
Says she, "If we'd slept on, we'd have suffered
together,
For see how the rascal has spread all his lather
On my black jock and belly so white."
THE LASS THAT MADE THE BED FOR ME.
(Johnson's Mueseum, 1796.)
When Januar' wind war blawin' cauld,
As to the north I took my way.
The mirksome night did me enfauld,
I knew not where to lodge till day;
But my good luck a maid I met,
Just in the middle o' my care,
And kindly she did me invite
To walk into her chamber fair.
I bowed fu' low unto this maid,
And thanked her for her courtsie;
I bowed fu' low unto this maid,
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She made the bed baith large and wide,
Wi' twa white hands she spread it doun;
She put the cup to her rosy lips,
And drank â€" "Young man, now sleep ye soun."
Chorus:
The bonnie lass made the bed to me,
The braw lass made the bed to me,
I'll ne'er forget till the day I die,
The lass that made the bed for me.
She snatch'd the candle in her hand,
And frae my chamber went wi' speed;
But I called her quickly back again,
To lay some mair below my head;
A cod she laid below my head,
And served me with due respect,
And, to salute her wi' a kiss,
I put my arms about her neck.
"Haud off your hands, young man!" she said,
"And dinna sae uncivil be;
Gif ye hae any love for me,
O wrang na my virginitie."
Her hair was like the links of gowd,
Her teeth were like the ivorie,
Her cheeks like lillies dipt in wine,
The lass that made the bed to me.

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Her bosom was the driven snaw,
Twa drifted heaps sae fair to see;
Her limbs the polished marble stane,
The lass that made the bed to me.
I kiss'd her o'er and o'er again,
And ay she wist na what to say;
I laid her 'tween me and the wa',
The lassie thocht na lang till day.
Upon the morrow when we rose,
I thanked her for her courtesie;
But aye she blushed and aye she sigh'd,
And said, "Alas, ye've ruin'd me."
I clasp'd her waist, and kiss'd her â€"
While the tear stood twinkling in her e'e;
I said, "My lassie, dinna cry,
For ye ay shall make the bed for me."
She took her mither's holland sheets,
And made them a' in sarks to me.
Blythe and merry may she be,
The lass that made the bed to me.
Chorus:
The bonny lass made the bed to me,
The braw lass made the bed to me;
I'll ne'er forget till the day I die,
The lass that made the bed to me,

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DAVID AND BATHSHEBA
'Twas in the merry month of May,
As good King David on a day
Was walking on his terrace,
There he espied fair Bathsheba,
A washing of her bare ------
The more he looked, the more he liked,
At length his cock stood upright,
A fain he would be doing,
"Ye gods," said he, "what's that I see,"
And straight began a wooing.
"Fair Bathsheba, if you'll be mine,
I'll make you Queen of Palestine,
And guard you from the Hittite,
Then spread your legs, you nympth divine,
For fear that I should split."
Fair Bathsheba replied and said,
My dearest love be not afraid,
"My legs shan't lie to gether;
You need not fear ------will tear
'Tis made of stretching leather."
King David then he sâ€"â€" her once,
And fain he would have s-----her twice,
But his cock would stand no longer,
"By Jove," says she, "what's this I see,
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"Had ever woman such ill-luck,
I could have had a better f------
From my old man, Uriah.
"O! sure," says she, "this can't be he
That slew the great Goliath."
Says David, "Thousands of my foes,
Have dealth me great and mighty blows,
But never could disarm me;
Your c------, Jove's curse, is ten times worse,
Than the whole of the Philistine army.
THE PLENIPOTENTIARY
The Dey of Algiers, when afraid of his ears,
A messenger sent to our Court, sir,
As he knew in our state that the women had weight,
He chose one well hung for the sport, sir
He searched the Divan till he found out a man
Whose b------where heavy and hairy,
And he lately came o'er from the Barbary shore,
As the great Plenipotentiary.
When to England he came, with his pâ€" in a flame,
He shewed it his Hostess on landing,
Who spread its renown thro' all parts of the town,
As a pintle past all understanding.
So much there was said of its snout and its head,
That they called it the great Janissary;
Not a lady could sleep till she got a sly peep
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As he rode in the coach, how the whores did approach
And stared, as if stretched on a tenter;
He drew every eye of the dames that pass by
Like the sun to its wonderful centre.
As he passed thro' the town not a window was down,
And the maids hurried out to the area,
The children cried, "Look, there's the man with the cock,
That's the great Plenipotentiary."
When he came to the Court, oh, what giggle and sport,
Such squinting and squeezing to view him,
What envy and spleen in the women were seen,
All happy and pleased to get him.
They vowed from their hearts, if men of such parts
Were found on the coast of Barbary,
'Tis a shame not to bring a whole guard for the King,
Like the great Plenipotentiary.
The dames of intrigue, formed their c------in a league,
To take him in turns like good folks, sir,
The young misses' plan was to catch as catch can,
And all were resolved on a stroke, sir,
The cards to invite flew by thousands each night,
With bribes to the old secretary,
And the famous Eclips was not let for more leaps,
Than the great Plenipotentiary.
When his name was announced, how the women all bounced,
And their blood hurried up to their faces:

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He made them all itch, from navel to breech,
And their bubbles burst out all their laces,
There was such damned work to be fâ€" by the Turk,
That nothing their passion could vary;
All the nations fell sick for the Barbary p------
Of the great Plenipotentiary.
A Dutchess whose Duke made her ready to puke,
With fumbling and f------g all night, sir,
Being first for the prize, was so pleased with its size,
That she begged for to stroke it's big snout, sir,
My stars, cried her grace, its head's like a mace,
'Tis as high as the Corsican fairy;
I'll make up, please the pigs, for dry boobs and frigs,
With the great Plenipotentiary.
And now to be bor'd with this Ottoman Lord,
Came a Virgin far gone the wane, sir,
She resolved for to try, tho' her c------was so dry,
That she knew it must split like a cane, sir,
True it was as she spoke, it gave way at each stroke,
But oh, what a woeful quandary,
With one terrible thrust her old piss-bladder burst
On the great Plenipotentiary.
That next to be tried, was an Alderman's Bride,
With a c------that would swallow a turtle,
She had horned the dull brows of her worshipful spouse,
Till they sprouted like Venus's myrtle.
Thro' thick and thro' thin, bowels deep he dashed in,
Till her c------frothed like cream in a dairy,

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And expressed by loud farts she was strained in all parts,
By the great Plenipotentiary.
The next to be kissed, on the Plenipo's list,
Was a delicate Maiden of Honour,
She screamed at the sight of his p------, in a fright,
Tho' she'd had the whole Palace upon her.
O Lord, she said, what a p------ for a maid!
Do, pray, come look at it, Cary!
But I will have one drive if I'm ripped up alive
By this great Plenipotentiary.
Two sisters next came, Peg and Molly by name,
Two ladies of very high breeding,
Resolved one should try, while the other stood by,
And watch the amusing proceeding,
Peg swore by the gods that the mussulman's cods
Were as big as both buttocks of Mary;
Molly cried with a grunt, he has ruined my c-----
With his great Plenipotentiary.
The next for his plan, was an old Harridan,
Who had swallowed huge p------ from each nation,
With over much use she had broken the sluice
'Twixt her ------ and its lower relation.
But he stuck her so full, that she roared like a bull,
Crying out she was bursting and weary.
So tight was she stuck by this wonderful f-----
Of the great Plenipotentiary.
The next for a shag came the new Yankee flag;
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She was fond of the quid, for she had been well rid,
From Washington down to a nigger.
Oh, my! such a size, I guess it's first prize.
It's a wonder, quite next N-ia-gary.
W-a-a-l, now I'm in luck, stranger let's f------,
Bully for the great Potentiary.
All heads were bewitched and longed to be stitched,
Even babies would languish and linger,
And the boarding-school Miss as she sat down to piss,
Drew a Turk on the floor with her finger.
For fancied delight, they all clubbed for a shite,
To frig in the school necessary,
And the teachers from France, fâ€"d a la distance,
With the great Plenipotentiary.
Each sluice-câ€"d bawd, who'd been s------d abroad,
Till her premises gaped like a grave, sir,
Found luck was so thick she could feel the Turk's pâ€"
Though all others were lost in her cave, sir,
The nymphs of the stage did his ramrod engage,
Made him free of their gay Seminary;
And the Italian Signors opened all their back doors
To the great Plenipotentiary.
Then of love's sweet reward, measured out by the yard,
The Turk was most blest of mankind, sir,
For his powerful dart went right home to the heart
Whether stuck in before or behind sir.
But no pencil can draw this great pintled Bashaw,
Then let each câ€"t-loving contemporary,
As cocks of the game, let's drink to the name
Of the great Plenipotentiary.
 

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