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That very day ſe'nnight,
I met this fair maiden,
As I was a walking
Along the ſame way,
Shew drew very nigh me,
And ſhook hands moſt kindly,
With kiſſes moſt ſweetly
She wept and did ſay;
Here's a letter from my father,
And bleſſings from my mother;
And 'tis all for the love
That I bear unto you:
You ſhall have your bargain,
And a thouſand pounds ſterling,
O! love, I'll be your darling,
Your joys to renew.
I like well your ſaying,
My own pretty maiden;
Yea, and I could live
For ever with you:
But I am contracted,
Theſe five quarters paſſed,
To John Bailey's daughter,
In the county of Meo.
O don't be ſo cruel,
My own deareſt jewel!
For who ſhall I father
My ſweet baby to?
My name's Captain Delany,
No bluſhes ſhall ſhame me,
