An Excellent New Song, Call'd,
The Father Outwitted,
OR,
The Faithful Lovers of Wapping.
Tune of, On the fourteenth of August, etc.
Licensed according to Order.
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YOung Lovers pray listen a while and you'l find
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that crosses attend often to Lovers kind,
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Altho if by crosses a Lover should rue
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Yet happy's the Lover that's constant and true.
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As here for example true Lovers you see,
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And yet these true Lovers were crost by the Sea,
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The young Man a Sailor was, who did impart,
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His true love to Nancy with a constant heart.
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This Nancy in Farmers-Street, Wapping, did dwell,
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And the Sailor liv'd near her, who lov'd her full well,
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He made her choice presents of several things
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And amongst all the rest was a fine Diamond ring.
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By his civil carriage he won her kind heart,
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And she promised nothing but Death should them part,
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To confirm the bargain likewise I am told
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Between them they broke too a piece of fine Gold.
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Then kissing they promised e're to be true
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He saying, I love none, dear Nancy, but you,
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You know i'm ingag'd for to go one Voyage more,
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Till Death then i'le live with my dear on the shore.
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Oh, dearest she cry'd, I do wish you success,
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And a good return with health and happiness,
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Then kissing, he parted, on Shipboard straight went,
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Being pleas'd in his true Love to his hearts content.
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The Sailor was scarce two Months space gone away,
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But the father to Nancy in Anger did say,
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I like not the contract with the Sailor made
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Therefore thou shalt Marry one that has a good Trade.
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Oh nere tell me so, my dear Father she cry'd,
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I have made a Vow that I will be his B[r]ide,
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Its no matter for that to his Daughter he said
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Thou shalt have a Husband that has a good Trade.
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Well Sir if I must, your will shall be obey'd.
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But this, to herself, was to please him, she said,
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There is a young Man that at Debtford does dwell
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He's a Shipwright by Trade and does love me full well.
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If you please Sir the next time he comes unto me,
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This young Man shall wait on you if you are free,
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Well let him and if he is what I am told
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I'le give him 2 hundred Pounds down in good Gold.
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The Daughter straight went to a Woman she knew,
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And said you must act a Man's part and be true,
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For to a young Sailor I vow'd for my life,
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I'd marry him and be a loving kind Wife.
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But since my love is gone a Voyage to the Sea,
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I must have a tradesman my Father tells me,
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Now you must the part of a Man act full well
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And say you're a Shipwright at Debtford doth dwell.
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So seemingly Court me till he gives consent,
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then we'll marry to mine my Fathers content,
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'twill please him and I shall a Fortune obtain
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then i'le wed my true Love when he's off of the main.
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then Nancy's Acquaintance did put on man's cloaths,
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As Hat, Wig and Wastcoat, Coat, Breeches & Hose,
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then courted young Nancy, like a Lad brisk & gay,
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And her Father consented and never said nay.
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But more to encourage the Match to go on,
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two hunder'd good Guineas of gold he'd lay down,
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the day was appointed and this Female pair
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Were Wedded and Bedded as Marry'd folks are.
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the Father he wish'd them much Joy when 'twas done,
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Paid the Gold and did hope for to have a Grandson,
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thus for 3 Months they Bedded & boarded with him,
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then the Sailor returned to England again.
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No sooner on shore but he went for to see
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his Nancy whom he had promis'd to Marry,
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When her father he see him, he cry'd Sir forbear
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for my Daughter is marry'd, so come no more here
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the Sailor with hand on his brest did reply
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for your perjur'd Daughter alas I must dye,
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then pull[']d out a Pistol to his brest put the same
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But Nancy came crying, I am not too blame.
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Dear father, your pardon I ask on my knee,
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'tis a Woman you thought was a Man wedded me,
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But this is the Man that I vow'd for to have,
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Oh give your consent or send me to the Grave.
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the father with tears in his Eyes to her said,
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I give my consent that the Sailor you wed,
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And according to Vows which they made for their life,
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he proves a kind husband, she proves a kind wife.
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