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5.195 R188208 1 Sweet if thou lov'st me come away Sweet, If You Love Me Sweet If Thou Love Me Come Away Sweet if thou Lov'st me come a -- way, come a -- way, come a -- way, Sweet if thou/ Lov'st me come a -- way, and dearest thy as -- sistance lend, to stand a help--less date from imprint; see also Pepys 5.196. Pepys 5.195 Wing H1407[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: 195 The Helpless Maidens Call/ TO THE/ BATCHELLORS The Helpless Maidens Call TO THE BATCHELLORS The Helpless Maiden's Call to the Batchelors 1/2 sheet folio, 272 x 160 uneven inking horizontal and vertical rules Printer T.M. 1691 Printed by T.M. 1691. Weinstein: imprint

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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 10/6/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant sex/sexuality vulgarities/crasshumor 10/6/2007 Checker Jessica C. Murphy transcription rechecked, metadata updated 07/13/2007 Checker Summer J. Star Ballad Checked 07/2006 Transcriber Liberty Stanavage Ballad Transcribed 11/2/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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Sweet if thou Lov'st me come a-way, come a-way, come a-way, Sweet if thou Lov'st me come a--way, and dearest thy as--sistance lend, to stand a help--less Maiden's Friend, or else I shall be forc'd to -- come a--way, come a-way, or else I shall be forc'd to meet you.
II. Why do you Tryfle fie upon't, Fie upon't, fie upon't, Why do you Trifle, fie upon't, What Men are they but lazy Drones That stay till Maidens make their Moans, Its pity but they should loose their ----- Fie upon't, fie upon't, It's pity but they should loose their Longing. III. I'm a right Woman up and down, Up and down, up and down, I'm a right Woman up and down, No Child is Fonder of a Gigg Then I to dance the Wedding Jigg, So fain I'de try how I cou'd ------- Up and down, up and down, So fain I'de try how I cou'd caper. IV. Nor can it be too thick and long, Thick and long, thick and long, Nor can it be too thick and long, For if I am too young you fear, I can resolve you, look you here, Few Maids can shew you so much -- Thick and long, thick and long, Few Maids can shew you so much Favour.
V. Come let us do then you know what, You know what, you know what, Come let us do then you know what, Why may I not endure the brunt, I know a younger Girl has don't, I'me sure I have as good a -- You know what, you know what, I'me sure I have as good a Courage. VI. So fain wou'd I have that I love, That I love, that I love, So fain wou'd I have that I love, For if by chance I shou'd fall sick, He wou'd not fail me in the nick To give me proof of his good -- That I love, that I love, To give me proof of his good meaning. VII. Sweet if thou lov'st me there again, There again, there again, Sweet if thou lov'st me there again, Few Maids have met with so good luck As to encounter the first pluck, Oh this wou'd tempt young Girls to -- there again, there again, Oh! this would tempt young Girls to Marry.
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