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Adieu to all pleasure that us'd to carress me,
farewell to my Allie, for I must away.
Cheer up your heart Allie, and let not this grieve thee
A more happy time we hope yet for to see
When peace is restoring, and cannons cease roaring,
My dear I'll return again safe unto thee:
I'll ay be true hearted to you my dear Allie,
As long as the blood does flow in each vein;
So never be daunted, nor yet broken hearted,
The time it is short lass, I'll come back again.
Each morning I rise I'll still think upon thee,
And when I'm at drill I'll ay do the same;
At night when parading along the smooth pavement,
My Allie, my Allie shall flow in my brain.
Now Allie be constant, and true every moment
To me, in my absence and red coated state.
Remember, dear Allie, false love is rewarded
By Him that's above, the ruler of fate.
ALLIE's REPLY.
OH Jamie, dear Jamie, why do you grieve me?
To think I'd be false is foolish and vain.
As the rock in the ocean, that's never in motion,
To you, my dear laddie, I'll ay true remain.
Oh Jamie! your beauty has fairly bewitch'd me,
All day in your absence I'll languish in vain
I'll think of your traces and kindly embraces,
My dear, when you're drill'd and march'd on the plain
