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5.253 R174175 1 a New Northern Tune. I often for my Joaney I Often for My Jenny Strove A New Northern Tune, I Often For My Jenny I Often for my Joaney strove,/ Ey'd her, Try'd her, yet can't prove Ize for ever shou'd be, cou'd be, wou'd be/ Joyn'd with none but only thee. {with variation in final stanza} Pepys 5.253 Wing C5944[A] 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. 5: 253 The Constant Lovers,/ OR,/ Billy's Invitation to his Sweet-heart Joaney:/ Being a Courtship to Joan, for Love and Favour. The Constant Lovers, OR, Billy's Invitation to his Sweet-heart Joaney: Being a Courtship to Joan, for Love and Favour. The Constant Lovers, or, Billy's Invitation to his Sweetheart Joaney: Being a Courtship to Joan, for Love and Favor. 1/2 sheet folio, 270 x 143 cropped top and right edges horizontal and vertical rules 1664-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Golden-Ball in Pye-corner. P. Brooksby BBTI

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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 8/7/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant appearance entertainment love rurallife virtue 08/07/2007 Checker Summer J. Star Balled Checked 08/2006 Transcriber Liberty Stanavage Ballad Transcribed 9/27/2004 Bibliographer Margaret K. Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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I. I Often for my Joaney strove, Ey'd her, Try'd her, yet can't prove So luckey to find her Pity move; Ize have no reward for Love, If you wou'd but think on me, And now forsake your Cruelty, Ize for ever shou'd be, cou'd be, wou'd be Joyn'd with none but only thee. II. When first I saw thy Lovely Charms, I Kist thee, Wisht thee in my Arms; I often vow'd and did protest, 'Tis Joan alone that I love best. Ize have gotten twenty pounds, My Father's House and all his Grounds, And for ever, etc. III. Your Eyes as black as any Slow, Brought me, Taught me, first to Wooe; Your Rosie Lips, and Dimple Chin, Bony Brow, and Forehead fine, Makes me wish to pass away With Joaney all the Night and Day. Ize for ever, etc. IV. Ize fain convey thee to my Farm, Wed thee, Bed thee, keep the warm; And fear not that thou'st shalt be poor, Ize have Cheese and Bacon store; Mault and Corn to Grind at Mill, Of Curds and Cream you's have your fill. Ize for ever, etc. V. Close by a shady River side, Courting, Sporting, we's abide. Ize Rifle all the Flowry Field, Bring the store the Groves do yield; To Crown my Joan with Mickle Pride, If she'll but yield to be my Bride. Ize for ever, etc.
VI. My House and Land, and Cart and Plow, Will be still be all for you; Ize have beside, five Oxen Fat, With Pig and Goose for you to Eat; And if Joaney be but kind, My Farm's a Kingdom to my mind. Ize for ever, etc. VII. The pretty Lambs at Even Tide, Baying, playing, shall take Pride: To show the sport, the Nightingale Singing sweetly all the while, And all Night o'er-flowed with Joys, The Lark shall tell us when to rise. Ize for ever, etc. VIII. The Morning Dews and Odours Sweet, Swelling, smelling, shall thee Greet. The Trees their laden Boughs shall bend, Offer Fruits to thy Fair hand; Meadows they shall wear their Green, That Gay by you they may be seen. Ize for ever, etc. IX. My Love a Russet Gown shall have, Pleated, fitted, fine and brave, And when we's Marry'd thou'st shall see A smiling Boy upon thy Knee: Youth and Beauty Time destroys, Ah! slight not then; my Dear, these Joys. Ize for ever, etc. X. But if you still do say me no, Wounded, drownded, in my woe: In shady Wood, or gloomy Cave, Kill'd by Grief, Ize find my Grave; With Leaves the Birds shall cover me, And blame my Joaneys Cruelty, Since poor Billy Mayn't be, shan;t be, can't be Joyn'd with thee, and only thee.
Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Golden Ball in Pye-corner.