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EBBA 22047

Magdalene College - Pepys
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The Kind Mistress,
OR, A
Good turn done at a time of need.
To an Excellent new Tune. Licensed according to Order.

AS I was walking along the Street,
And a wondering what I could see,
I met with a Lass that was handsome & neat
as an honest loving woman should be.

I asked her to go and drink,
and a wondering what she would do,
She answered me with a private wink,
as an honest loving woman should do.

I went and gave her a bottle of Sack,
and a wondering, etc.
And she was ready to lye on her back,
as an honest, etc.

Then I sat her upon the bed,
and a wondering, etc.
She promis'd me her Maiden-head,
as an honest, etc.

Then her Petticoats I up did lift
and a wondering, etc.
And she her self pull'd up her shift,
as an honest, etc.

When the spot of Love I had spy'd,
and a wondering, etc.
Come there if thou lovest me Lad she cryd
as an honest, etc.

Then I flung my Arms about her neck,
and a wondering, etc.
She hug'd me as if I had been her Mate,
as an honest, etc.

I gave her a kiss as I laid her down,
and a wondering, etc.
She gave me Kisses Two for One,
as an honest, etc.

When I had enjoy'd my hearts deight
and a wondering, etc.
She beg'd me to stay with her al Night,
as an honest, etc.

To bed with her I went with speed,
and a wondering, etc.
She helpt me still at a time of need,
as an honest, etc.

Then I good folks did what you know,
and a wondering, etc.
Introth she did the same thing too,
as an honest, etc.

The truth she then began to decare,
and a wondering what she would do,
She'd wed an old man but she wanted aneihr
which no honest loving woman should do.


Printed for Charles Barnet.

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