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My wife had abundance of gold,
or the d—l should have had her for me.
The very first visit I paid,
She gave me a delicate ring,
So lovely as we did agree,
oh, then she began for to sing,
She pray'd for my proſp'rous health,
so lovely as we did agree,
At first she shew'd me her wealth,
or thed—I should have had her for me.
She promis'd to make me a lord,
of every penny she had,
So lovely as we did accord,
all people did think me mad;
But the ends of my fingers did itch,
to handle the gold I did see,
I knew very well she was rich,
or the d—l should have had her for me.
Her stumps they are rotten and black,
for teeth she has none in her head,
And with a great hump on her back,
she waddel'd away to be wed.
I laught at the comical fight,
to think that we wedded must be,
For if that she had not been rich,
the d—l should have had her for me.
I keep both my hawks and my hounds,
and ofter a hunting I go,
Sometimes upon other foiks grounds,
I catch a young coney or so,
