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I ſaw by her bluſhes her true love was come,
He faluted his true love, she bade him ſit down,
Her colour went from her, and ſo came again,
She was ſeized with love, ſo great was her pain.
What ſays my fair one to the will I reſign,
What pleaſes your fancy ſhall always pleaſe mine,
They join'd heart & hand, to the church they did go,
Now Colin and Polly lives conſtant and true.
On BOARD of a MAN of WAR.
COme all ye jolly fellows, come, quickly come,
At the ſound of a trumpet & beat of a drum,
To range on the ocean we all will comply,
Our wives and our miſtreſſes we'll freely paſs by,
We'll ſhip ourſelves off, our fortunes to try,
On board of a man of war.
You lads that's got maſters that don't give your
Take our advice and join in our crew (due,
You lads that fear limbo for drinking of ſtrong ale,
Come a Volunteer and we'll enter in bail,
And pay off your debt with a flying top-ſail,
On board of a man of war.
Of a moon ſhining night when we're plowing the
Whilft you ſilly landmen are lying aſleep, (deep,
Perhaps the next morning we take a rich prize,
Remitting the French gold to our miſtreſſes & wires,
And thus in great pleaſure we ſpend all our lives,
On board of a man of war.
Our anchor we weighed and ſail'd on a cruise,
With rum, ſtip and bumbo, we merrily did bouze,
We hoiſted our Jack, and our Pendant let fly,
A fig for the French dogs that dare us come nigh,
Whilſt fire on board is all our whole cry,
On board of a man of war.
