The Surprised Nymph
The four and twentieth day of May,
Of all days in the year,
A virgin lady, fresh and gay,
Did privately appear.
Hard by a river-side, which she
Did single out the rather
'Cause she was sure she was secure,
And had intent to bath her.
With glittering, glancing, jealous eyes
She slyly looks about,
To see if any lurking spies
Were hid to find her out:
And being well- resolved that none
Could see her nakedness,
She pulled her robes off one by one,
And did herself undress.
Her purple mantle fringed with gold
Her ivory hands unpinned
It would have made a coward bold,
Or tempted a saint to have sinned.
She turned about and looked around
Quoth she: "I hope I'm safe!"
Then her rosy petticoat
She presently put off-
A lad that long her love had been,
And could obtain no grace,
For all her prying lay unseen,
Hid in a secret place,
Who had often been repulsed
When he did come to woo her,
Pulled off his clothes, and furiously
Did run and leap into her.
She squeaked, she cried, and down she dived:
He brought her up again.
He brought her o'er upon the shore,
And then...and then...and then
As Adam did old Eve enjoy,
You may guess what I mean
Because she all uncovered lay,
He covered her again.
With watered eyes, she pants and cries
"I'm utterly undone
If you will not be wed to me
E'er the next morning sun!"
He answered her he neer would stir
Out of her sight till then
"We'll both clap hands in wedlock bands,
And marry—and to it again!"
- Hesperus
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My Thing Is My Own: Bawdy Songs of D'Urfey (1653-1723)
- The Surprised Nymph Time: 2:09
- Off She Goes (instrumental) Time: 1:17
- My Thing Is My Own Time: 4:41
- De'il Take The War Time: 2:12
- British Grenadiers March (instrumental) Time: 1:07
- Robin in the Rushes Time: 5:09
- I've Vowed To Die A Maid Time: 2:26
- Twangdillo Time: 3:38
- Oh, Mother Time: 1:41
- Scotch Cap (instrumental) Time: 1:57
- A Little Of One With t'Other - John Palyford - English Country Dancing Master Time: 3:20
- The Mousetrap Time: 1:07
- Madison's Whim-Confess-Half Hannekin (instrumental) Time: 3:16
- I Never Knew Ye Loved Me (instrumental) Time: 1:38
- Jenny My Blithest Maid - Rowallan ms Time: 3:20
- The Tunbridge Doctors Time: 2:06
- Packington's Pound (instrumental) Time: 2:05
- The Old Fumbler - Playford Time: 1:24
- Tom Tinker Time: 2:04
- The Courtier and the Country Maid Time: 4:13
- Would Ye Have a Young Virgin Time: 1:55
- The Lusty Young Smith Time: 2:19
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