New way of Johnny's grey-breeks (1)/Billy's Courtship

BILLY’S COURTSHIP.

SPRING renewing, all things gay,
Nature’s dictates all obey,
In each creature we may see,
The effects of love’s decree,
Thus their state, thus their fate,
Do not Polly stay too late.
⁠⁠Do not Polly, &c.

⁠Look around and see them play,
All are wanton while they may,
Why should precious time be lost,
After summer comes a frost.
All pursue Nature's due,
Let us, Polly, do so too.

⁠Mark how kind that swain and lass,
Yonder sitting on the grass,
See how earnestly he sues,
While she, blushing, can’t refuse,
See yon two, how they woo,
Let us, Polly, do so too.

⁠Mark that cloud above the plain,
See, it seems to threaten rain;
Herds and flocks do run together.
Seeking shelter from the weather,
Fear not you, I'll be true,
Therefore let us do so too,
Therefore let us do so too.