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3.169 R187774 2 an Excellent New Tune Nanny O An Excellent New Tune To Bed to me The Lass of Cumberland To Bed to Me THere is a Lass whom I adore,/ and here I will set forth her fame, For Katy, Katy, Katy O,/ the love I bear to Katy O,/ All the World shall never know,/ the love I bear to Katy O. Pepys 3.169 Wing Y35A Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 3: 169 The Yeomans Delight;/ OR,/ His True and Intire Love to Pritty KATY,/ the Farmers Daughter. The Yeomans Delight: OR, His True and Intire Love to Pritty KATY, the Farmers Daughter. The Yeoman's Delight: Or, His True and Entire Love to Pretty Katy, the Farmer's Daughter. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 205 x 320 uneven inking cast fleurons 1675-1703 Printed for J. Back, at the Black-Boy on London-Bridge, near the Draw-B[r]id[g]e[.] J. Back BBTI, PBA

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 Taxonomy used by Pepys to Organize Ballads in Albums A Small Promiscuous Supplement Devotion & Morality Drinking & Good Fellowship History - True & Fabulous Humour, Frollicks &c Love Pleasant Love Pleasant and Unfortunate Love Unfortunate Marriage Sea State & Times Tragedy Various Subjects Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/health alcohol animals/nature appearance Bible/biblical figures buildings/architecture catastrophe children class clothing/fashion country/nation crime death economics/trade entertainment family/procreation folklore gender historical figures & events holidays/seasons infidelity law London love maritime marriage military/war monstrosity mythology/Classical world news nobility/court politics/government punishment religious concepts religious figures religious types & sects royalty rural life servitude sex/sexuality supernatural/magic The New World travel trickery/deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgarities/crass humor Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 8/28/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant love marriage rurallife 8/28/07 Checker Cat Zusky Checked transcription and metadata, created XML 8/07/06 Transcriber Pavneet Aulakh Original transcription 8/25/04 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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T Here is a Lass whom I adore, and here I will set forth her fame, 'Tis she that can my joys restore, and pritty Katy is her Name: For Katy, Katy, Katy O , the love I bear to Katy O , All the World shall never know , the love I bear to Katy O . O she is such a Beauty bright, both young and plump as any Doe, Then in her praise I needs must write, her name is called Katy O; For Katy, Katy, Katy O , the love I bear to Katy O , All the World shall never know , the love I bear to Katy O ,
With Land my Love I will endue, if that she will but kindness show, And will be Loyal, just and true, to this my pritty Katy O: For Katy, Katy, Katy O , the love I bear to Katy O , All the World shall never know , the love I bear to Katy O . When I behold her on the Green, such pritty actions she does show, And is as fair as any Queen, I am in love with Katy O: For Katy, Katy, Katy O , the love I bear to Katy O , All the World shall never know , the love I bear to Katy O .
She is both vertuous, fair, and wise, in her a thousand Pleasures flow, There's nothing in the world I prize like pritty little Katy O; For Katy, Katy, Katy O , the love I bear to Katy O , All the World shall never know , the love I bear to Katy O . I now no longer will delay, but to her Father mean to go, And understand what he will say, concerning pritty Katy O: For Katy, Katy, Katy O , the love I bear to Katy O , All the World shall never know , the love I bear to Katy O . Now when his kindness I have try'd, and find he does not answer no, But yields that she shall be my Bride, then will I Marry Katy O: For Katy, Katy, Katy O , the love I bear to Katy O , All the World shall never know , the love I bear to Katty O .
And then upon our Wedding-day, we'l Dance, and make a tearing show For Will the Piper he shall play, to please my pritty Katy O: For Katy, Katy, Katy O , the love I bear to Katy O , All the World shall never know , the love I bear to Katy O . When all our Guest is gone at night, in Bed my Love i'le pleasure show, I can't but think of the Delight, that I shall have with Katy O: For Katy, Katy, Katy O , the love I bear to Katy O , All the World shall never know , the love I bear to Katy O . Nay, when the silent night is past, next morning we abroad will go, To reap the pleasures of Content, with pritty little Katy O: For Katy, Katy, Katy O , the love I bear to Katy O , All the World shall never know , the love I bear to Katy O .
This may be Printed, R, P. Printed for J. Back , at the Black-Boy on London-Bridge , near the Draw-B[r]i[dg]e],