The Lusty Young Smith
A lusty young smith at his vice stood a-filing,
Rub, rub, rub, rub, rub, rub, in and out, in and
out, ho!
When to him a buxom young damsel came smiling,
And asked if to work at her forge he would go,
With a rub, rub, rub, rub, rub, rub, in and out, in
and out, ho!
"A match!" quoth the smith, so away they went
thither,
They stripped to go to't—'twas hot work and hot
weather—
She kindled a fire, and soon made him blow,
Her husband, she said, could scarce raise up his
hammer,
His strength and his tools were worn out long ago,
long ago!
If she got her journey-men, could any blame her?
"Look here!" quoth our workman, "My tools are
not so!"
Red-hot grew his iron, as both did desire,
And he was too wise not to strike while 'twas so,
while 'twas so.
Quoth she: "What I get, I get out of the fire,
Then prithee, strike home—and redouble the blow!"
Six times did his iron, by vigorous heating,
Grow soft in the forge in a minute, a minute or so:
As often, 'twas hardened—still beating and beating—
But the more it was softened, it hardened more slow,
The smith then would go. Quoth the dame, full of sorrow:
"Oh, what would I give, could my cuckold do so, do so!
Good lad, with your hammer come hither tomorrow—
But pray, can't you use it once more e'er you go?"
- 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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