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He little thought it was his love so true,
Men so much admire each beauty they view.
Men so much admire each beauty they view.
The charming Shepherdess turned her eyes,
Soon did she know him to her surprise,
But yet who she was he did not know,
At length to her cottage she homeward did go.
Soon did she know him to her surprise,
But yet who she was he did not know,
At length to her cottage she homeward did go.
He followed her home, saying, sweet fair,
Pity a lover that is in despair;
For by the glance of your charming eves,
My love-sick heart is fill'd with surprise.
Pity a lover that is in despair;
For by the glance of your charming eves,
My love-sick heart is fill'd with surprise.
Sir, you seem a person of high degree,
And I a pt or Shepherdess now as you see:
Talk not sweet creature, thy charms are so sweet,
Will cause the great monarch to fall at thy feet.
And I a pt or Shepherdess now as you see:
Talk not sweet creature, thy charms are so sweet,
Will cause the great monarch to fall at thy feet.
The Shepherdess then invited him in,
But now afresh her sorrows do begin:
The garland of flowers being took from her head,
He knew it was his love he thought had been dead
But now afresh her sorrows do begin:
The garland of flowers being took from her head,
He knew it was his love he thought had been dead
His love-sick heart he soon did abate,
But he unto her no notice did take;
Quoth he to himself, since it is thee,
I ere to-morrow your butcher will be.
But he unto her no notice did take;
Quoth he to himself, since it is thee,
I ere to-morrow your butcher will be.
They parted that night the next morning to meet
In the sweet pasture where she kept her sheep,
And the next morning just as the sun arose,
This perjured wretch to the Shepherdess goes;
In the sweet pasture where she kept her sheep,
And the next morning just as the sun arose,
This perjured wretch to the Shepherdess goes;
