EBBA 21147
Magdalene College - Pepys
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| Ballad Title | The Difficult French-Man's / Unsuccessful Adventers; / Or, A New Ballad of a Finical Monsieur, who came to Marry an English Lady, but could find none / for his purpose, till Conquer'd by a Crack. / Monsieur Pragmatical, was Shipt from Deep, / Landed at Dover, big with hopes to Reap / Clusters of Love from all the Female Sex, / He Courted those with Pearls about their Necks: / No mean-born Lady could this Fopp content, / For the best Mark we find his Bow was bent: / But after his Courtship, he, alack, / Greedily grasp'd a Common Whetston=Crack. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, There was a brisk Lass, &c. |
| Standard Tune Title | King James's Jig; The Country Farmer |
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| Download | P3.136.mp3 (Right click, Save As) |