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THE THREE
Buxome Maids of Yoel:
OR,
The Pleasant Entreague betwixt them and a
Country Sive-maker, who left them a large Reckning to
pay for their Pissing in the Sive.
To the Tune of, The Guinny wins her. Licensed according to Order.

PRay listen to this Ditty,
for it will make you merry,
Three Lasses fair and pretty,
was treated with canary,
In Yoel by a loving Friend,
Who, it seems, did cry, Old Sives to mend;
a jolly bonny Blade,
and as he cryd his trade,
it was his chance to meet,
these Lasses in the street,
which he resolvd to tread
With wine, for they were buxome, brisk and fine.

The first was mincing Sarah,
the second buxome Betty,
The third young modest Mary,
all Lasses fair and pretty;
With him they to a Tavern went,
For to spend the day in sweet content;
the Sive-maker and they,
would frolick, sport and play,
and call for liquour store,
making the Tavern roar;
the Sive-maker he swore
That he, would tickle them above the knee.

Brisk Betty did not fear him,
but bid him use his pleasurr,
And straight she sat down near him,
he kist her out of measure;
At which young Sarah seemd to frown,
And her tears in sorrow trickld down,
because he kist her first,
who was the very worst;
But pretty Girls, said he,
lets lovingly agree,
and do not press on me
So fast, Ill serve you all alike at last.

Quoth Mary, I admire
your tender kind embraces,
It hithtens our desire,
when we are joyning faces;
By true experience this I know,
Therefore I declare before we go,
the Sive-maker shall be,
both loving, kind and free.
Sweet Lasses, he replyd,
nothing shall be denyd,
if with a flowing tide
Youll fill, this Sive here with your water-mill.

Bess knew it must be vented,
she was not for denying,
The rest likewise consented,
their flood-gates they let flying;
He held the Sive, they pourd it in,
Bettys engine playd above his chin,

and blinded both his eyes,
he in a passion cries,
I cant endure the smart,
it cuts me to the heart;
with that he did depart
Away, and left them all the shot to pay.

They laught to see him scour,
and calld for more canary,
Then waiting there an hour,
at length quoth modest Mary,
I fear that he will come no more,
Therefore let us call to know the score;
to this they straight agreed,
the Drawer came with speed,
and cryd without delay,
you must ten shillings pay,
before you go your way,
Tis true, this made the Lasses all look blew.

Tho joys they had been reaping,
yet seeing they were worsted,
Poor Girls, they feel a weeping,
and wanted to be trusted;
The Drawer he began to rave,
He would present satisfaction have;
they having then no stock,
each Damsel pawnd her smock,
which was of dowlas fine,
to pay for bread and wine,
then went away at nine,
And swore, theyd never piss in Sives no more.


London: Printed for J. Blare, at the sign of the Looking-glass on London-bridge.

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