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Sir, said she, What shall I do,
if I commit this evil;
And yield myself in love to you,
I hope you will prove civil?
You talk of ribbons, gloves, and rings,
and likewise gold and treasure:
Oh! let me first enjoy these things,
then you shall have your pleasure.
Surely thy will shall be obey'd,
said I, my own dear honey;
Then into her lap I quickly laid
full forty pounds in money:
We'll to the market town this day,
and straightway end the quarrel.
And deck thee like a lady gay,
in flourishing rich apparel.
All my gold and silver there,
to her I did deliver;
On the road we did repair,
till we came to a river,
Whose waters were both deep and wide;
such rivers I ne'er saw many;
She leapt her mare on t'other side,
and left me not one penny.
Then my heart was funk full low,
with grief and care surrounded;
After her I could not go,
for fear of being drowned:
