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And if liberty was not allowed,
the d---l should have had her for me.
Oft-times I have cross'd the seas,
where thundring cannons do roar,
But now I do live at my ease,
drinking bumming good liquor and galore :
I'll cast off my tarpauling rags
and on with some clothes that are free,
My wife had abundance of bags,
or the d---l should have had her for me.
Her husband when he was alive,
he liv'd upon usury then,
He made it his trade to contrive,
to cheat and defraud honest men ;
But now he is laid up in the dust,
and I'm her young husband to be,
She shew'd me her riches at first,
or the d---l should have had her for me.
Old wives love men that are young,
young men love money likewise,
Court them with a flattering tongue,
and soon they'll surrender the prize;
Since it has been my prosperous lot,
I wish her no more of (illegible text)
I have got all the money she had,
let her die now as soon as she will.
Every Inch a Sailor
The wind blew hard, the sea ran high,
The dingy scud drove cross the sky,
All was safe stow’d the bowl was slung,
