Captain Gold and French Janet
The first letter our Captain wrote
To the Lord of Mantua:
"Did you ever see French Janet
(He wrote) on any day?"
"Did ye ever see French Janet,
That was so blithe and coy?
The little serving-lass I stole
From the mountains of Savoy?
"Last week I lost French Janet:
Hunt for her up and down;
And send her back to me, my Lord,
From the four walls o' the town."
For thirty days and thirty nights
There came no news to us.
Suddenly old grew Captain Gold
And his voice grew tremulous.
O Mantua's a bonny town.
And she's long been our ally ;
But help came none from Mantua-town
Dim grew our Captain's eye.
"O send me Janet home again!"
Our Captain wrote anew;
"A lass is but a paltry thing.
And yet my heart's in two!
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