Three Songs (Edinburgh)/The Sea Captain's Frolick, etc./The Sea Captain's Frolick

The Frolicksome Sea Captain.

All you that delights in a frolicksome song
I'll tell you a story before it be long,
'Tis of a sea Captain a froicksome spark
Who kiss'd with a sailor's fair wife in the dark.

 The sailor was called then by his name,
His wife was a fair and beautiful dame;
On board her brisk busband she would go for to see
Thinks the Captain, girl, you're a supper for me.

 The Captain's chops did water full sore,
One day he commanded all women on shore,
And every man on board they should be,
While he this fair creature might go for to see.

 The beautiful Molly took leave of her dear,
Then after her quickly the Captain did steer,
Unto her lodging, where she went home,
And began for to tell her his amourous moan.

 Saying fairest of creatures take pity on me,
Keep this as a secret I tell unto thee;
The charms of thy beauty my favoru has won,
And if you do slight me, I'm surely undone.
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 Forbear nobe Captain, your suit is in vain.
My husband's a sailor that ploughs on the main;
And you are his Captain, and be not so base,
For we would both rue it, if he knew the case.

 Here's fifty bright guineas my joy and delight,
If you will but let me lye with you all night.
The horns he may take for a venture at sea,
And I'll use him kindly in every degree.

 The sight of the gold so tempted the dame,
That soon she consented to to play at the game;
The Captain he surely lay with her that night,
And paid her down fifty gold guineas so bright.

 His bedfellow pleas'd him so well to the life,
He often carress'd her and left his own wife
At length the young sailor did hear by the bye,
But he kept it as snug as a pig in a stye.

 One day he resolved to know what was done,
In the dark of the evening got into the room,
And under the bed he lay snug and warm,
She sent for the Captain thinking no harm.

 She says my dear jewel my husband's on board,
Says the Captain, I doubt it, she says, on my word
He gave me a kiss and bid me good night.
O, then says the Captain I'll enjoy my delight.

 They stripp'd off their clothes and into bed goes
And soon they began to hoist up the clothes.
But the sailor he grumbled being under the bed,
For to think how the Captain had horned his head.

 But he lay on still till they were fast asleep,
Then softly from under the bed he did creep:
He takes up the Captain's lac'd breeches and coat,
His stockings, and shoes, for to make up a joke.

 He dressed himself from top to toe,
And away to the Captain's fair lady did go,
He rapt at the door with courage so bold,
Being dress'd in robes of embroidered gold.

 The maid let him in, it being late in the night,
Although half asleep, she gave him a light,
He says, Where's your mistress? she answer'd, in bed
Then open the chamber door quickly he said.

 To be desperate drunk himself he did feign,
Said the Lady, Captain, you run a fine game,
Sometimes all night you from me do stroll,
And when you come home you're drunk as an owl.

 He jumpt into bed, out the candle he puff'd,
The lady she turn'd her backside in a huff;
He grow'ld and he grumbl'd as sots they will do,
While he pull'd and he haul'd her for to buckle too.

 You'll tear my lac'd smoke, said the lady fair,
Your beeath smells strong of rum wine and beer,
I will not turn to you, so teaze me no more,
I believe you've been carrousing all night with your whores.

 He made her no answer but play'd with her knees,
At length the fair Lady began to be pleas'd;
Then he tit for tat, with the Captain did play,
And he slept in her arms till the break of day.

 When the Lady awoke and beholding his face,
She began to cry out in a pityful case,
But he said my dear jewel be not in a fright,
For your Captain is kissing my (illegible text) the night.

 He told her the story, which when she did hear,
The Lady amaz'd and with wonder did stare;
She laugh'd till her sides she did hold with joke,
To think how the Captain would fret in his coat.

 She said I will go in my coach I protest,
To see how he looks in his tarpauline dress:
The sailor put on the Captain's array,
And then to the Captain they both took their way.

 Then up the stairs this couple did trip.
The Captain he in his short jacket did fit
Jack whipt up the cane and gave him a stroke,
Adzooks, says the Captain, Jack pull off my coat.

 I'm afraid says the Lady this has caus'd a mistake,
Surely, says the captain, you've not horn'd my pate.
She said, ii I did, it is but tit for tat.
Said the Captain, Jack's wife got money for that.

 Here's fifty bright guineas, Jack pull off my coat,
If this to the sailors you will not report.
There's many can match us you very well know,
And so we are cuckolds boys all in a row.