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Text divider from 'The True Hearted Maiden', a chapbook printed in Glasgow in 1802

A TRIP TO THE FAIR.

All you young people, wherever you be,
Give your attention, and listen to me;
In the song that I sing, all the truth you shall hear,
Of the drolls and diversions of fam'd ——— fair.
To my fal de ral, these are the humours of, etc.

With great preparation the fair is begun,
For most of young people they like to see fun;
Some on horse, some on foot, some in chaises repair,
Some crowded on waggons they ride to the fair.
To my fal de ral, these are the, etc.

Wheelwrights and blacksmiths, carpenters too,
Wives, children, & sweethearts, believe me 'tis true,
Farmers and servants, journeymen from their jobs,
Taylors and barbers, and millers and snobs.
To mу fal de ral, these are the, etc.

Apprentices too who made a bold venture,
And trespass'd a little beyond their indenture,
You might see them a treating their mistress's maid,
For letting them in when their master's in bed.
To my fal de ral, these are the, etc.

They'll tipple like fishes, and prattle like parrots,
And gobble down cakes as a sow will do carrots;
Some with the salmon they there do regale,
But give me beef and ham, and a pot of good ale.
To my fal de ral, these are the, etc.

There's oranges, gingerbread, ribbons and toys,
Here's dolls for your girls, & drums for your boys;
Roast pork, beef and ham, they can cut very nice,
If you can find money you must not mind price.
To my fal de ral, these are the, etc.