A New SONG, Call'd,
The Old Mans Wish:
Or his desire,
For the Ladies sake,
To be Young again.
To a New Playhouse Tune. With Allowance.
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IF I was Young, as now I am Old,
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You should not want for Silver nor Gold;
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Silver nor Gold, nor t'other Thing too,
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O that I were but Young for you.
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O that I were but Young again,
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Then I would chuck her under the Chin;
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Under the Chin, and t'other Thing too,
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Oh that I were but Young for you.
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If I was Young as heretofore.
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I'd cuddle my Mistress o're and o're;
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O're and O're, with t'other thing too,
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Oh that I were but young as you.
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I wish I were not twenty above,
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My Mistress should not want for Love;
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Want for Love, nor t'other thing too,
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Oh that I were but young for you.
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If I were in my youthful days,
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My Mistress should not want for Plays;
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Want for Plays, nor t'other thing too,
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Oh that I were but young as you.
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Oh that I were a brisk young Man,
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Where I give One Kiss, I'd give Ten;
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I'd give Ten, and t'other thing too,
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Oh that I were but Young for you.
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Where I but in my younger years,
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To play with my Mistress I'd not fear,
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To play at All Fours, and t'other Thing too,
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Oh that I were but Young as you.
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When I was Young, I loved them all,
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The Black, the Brown, the Fair, the Tall:
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I loved them all, with t'other Thing too,
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Oh that I were but Young for you.
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In my Youth I gave them fine things,
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With delicate Ribbons, and Gold Rings,
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I gave 'em Gold Rings, with t'other Thing too
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Oh that I were put Young for you.
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Sometimes at Masquerades and Balls
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We Jigg'd the Night away in Halls:
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We Jigg'd in Halls, and t'other Thing too,
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Oh that I were but Young as you,
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Youth is the only time, by Jove,
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In which our Pleasures pass in Lova:
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Youth's happy in Love, and t'other Thing too,
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Oh that I were but Young as you.
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Then you that are Young, make no delay,
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But merrily pass the time away
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Make no delay with t'other thing too,
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Oh that I were but Young as you.
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You Ladies that are young and gay
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When Love is proffer'd, don't say Nay:
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Don't say Nay to t'other thing too,
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Oh that I were as Young as you.
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I wish I were but Young once more,
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Then I would pay off my Mistress old score,
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I'd pay of her score, and t'other thing too,
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Oh that I were but Young as you.
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