%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> THE MERRY/ BAG-PIPES: / OR, / The Pleasant Pastime betwixt a Jolly Shepherd and a Country / Damsel, on a Mid-Summer-Day in the Morning. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1683-1703 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 02/05/2008 22423

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5.158 R234497 1 March Boys, &c. March, Boys March Boys, etc. A Shepherd sat him under a Thorn, / he pull'd out his Pipe and began for to play, if thou wilt Pipe Lad, I'll Dance too thee, / To thee, to thee, derry, derry, to thee, &c. Pepys 5.158 Wing M1850 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: 158 THE MERRY/ BAG-PIPES: / OR, / The Pleasant Pastime betwixt a Jolly Shepherd and a Country / Damsel, on a Mid-Summer-Day in the Morning. THE MERRY BAG-PIPES: OR,The Pleasant Pastime betwixt a Jolly Shepherd and a Country Damsel, on a Mid-Summer-Day in the Morning. The Merry Bagpipes: or, The Pleasant Pastime Between a Jolly Shepherd and a Country Damsel, on a Midsummer Day in the Morning. 1/2 sheet folio, 280 x 180 cropped right edge, creased surface and right edge, damaged surface, uneven inking vertical rules 1683-1703 Printed for C. Bates, next door to the Crown-Tavern, in West-Smithfield. C. Bates 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 2/5/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant holidays/seasons love rurallife sex/sexuality 02/05/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created 06/25/07 Checker Summer Star Transcription checked, metadata created 2006 Transcriber Liberty Stanavage original transcription 10/25/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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(1) A Shepherd sat him under a Thorn, he pull'd out his Pipe and began for to play, It was on a Mid-Summers-Day in the morn, for honour of that Holi-day: A Ditty he did Chant along, goes to the Tune of Cater-Bordee, And this was the Burthen of his Song, if thou wilt Pipe Lad, I[']ll Dance too thee, To thee, to thee, derry, derry, to thee, etc. (2) And whilst this Harmony he did make, a Country Damsel from the Town, A Basket on her Arm she had, a gathering Rushes on the Down: Her Bongrace was of wended Straw, from the Suns hot Beams her Face is free, And thus she began when she him saw, if thou wilt Pipe Lad, I'll Dance to thee, To thee, to thee, derry, derry, to thee, etc. (3) Then he pull'd out his Pipe and began to sound, whilst tempting on her back she lay. But when his quivering note she found, how sweetly then this Lass could play: She stop'd all jumps and she reveal'd, she kept all time with harmony, And looking on him, sighing said, if thou wilt Pipe Lad, I'll Dance to thee, To thee, to thee, derry, derry, to thee, etc. (4) She never so much as blusht at all, the musick was so charming sweet, But e're and anon to him she'd call, and bid him be active, turn and meet:
As thou art a bonny Shepherds Swain, I am a Lass now come to wooe thee, To play me another double strain, and doubt not but I will Dance to thee, To thee, to thee, derry, derry, to thee, etc. (5) Altho' I am but a silly Maid, who ne'r was brought up at Dancing School But yet to the Jig that thou hast plaid, you find that I can keep time and rule: Now see that you keep your stops aright, for Shepherd I am resolv'd to view thee, To play me the Damsels chief delight, and never doubt but I'll Dance to thee, To thee, to thee, derry, derry, to thee, etc. (6) The Shepherd again did tune his Pipe, and plaid her a Lesson loud and shrill, The Damsel his Face did often wipe, with many a thank for his good will: And said I was ne'r so pleas'd before, and this is the first time that I knew thee, Come play me this very Jigg once more, and never doubt but I'll Dance to thee, To thee, to thee, derry, derry, to thee, etc. (7) The Shepherd he said, as I am a Man, I have kept playing from Morning till noon, Thou know'st I can do no more then I can, my Pipe it is clearly out of tune: To ruine a Shepherd I'll not seek, said she, for why should I undo thee, I can come again to the Down next week, and thou shalt Pipe and I'll Dance to thee, To thee, to thee, derry, derry, to thee.
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Printed for C. Bates, next door to the Crown-Tavern, in West-Smithfield.