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I put a pack on every haunch,
A cod upon my wame,
And went unto the market place
My merchant for to find.
When he saw me he held out his paw,
And said, How do you do,
But weel I kent be did repent
For shame blushed on his brow.

I said I came to speak with him,
If once the fair was done;
So that very night he took the flight,
And travelled with the moon.
The next was a bold butcher lad,
Came past in search of veal,
And he was wanting to comply,
The flank and wame to fill.

He rifled me and touzled me,
And made me to comply,
I got no more but a veals head,
And a gill when ho came by.
I was tochered now with lint and woo,
A purse well worth the picking,
I fancied a taylor lad,
To whom I had a liking.

I sent for him, he came to me,
And then I told to him,
If he'd agree to marry me
I had a house to hold him.