Hodge of the mill, or, An old woman clothed in grey/The Pleasures of Wooing
FArewel to the pleasures of wooing,
the bank and the lily so gay ;
(illegible text) once my poor heart was deluded,
and by a false man stole away.
Young women beware of delusion,
and be not o'er fond of young men,
or soen they'll prove your confusion,
if once your affection they gain.
For first they'll shorten your apron,
and then they'll shorten your gown ;
But woes me my bonny lassie,
when once she begins to look down.
They'll fill up her health in a bumper,
and cause the whole cup to go round,
and they'll drink it over and over,
and choose a new lover the morn.
It woes me that o'er I believ'd them,
for oftentimes they charmed me ;
They robb’d me of all my treasure,
my heart, and virginity.
Young men they are glorious creatures,
it's a pity so false they were ay,
They’re fickle like weather in Winter,
they’ll heat and they’ll cool in a day.
What need I tell't over and over,
what I in my bosom do find,
They'll wheedle and cox till you're rnin'd,
and then all your pleasures do end.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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