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R214508 2 Bank's Game UNKNOWN Bank's Game the same tune UNKNOWN The Same Tune YOung men and Maidens, to you Ile declare, / Yet to no Goddesse will I her compare, HEr shoulders I think, they are a whole yard square, / Shee'l beare out her labour, you need not to fear, I loue my Loue, and she loueth me: / With o my love o, there is none doth know / how I doe love thee. I loue my Loue, and she loueth me: / O my love O, there is none doth know / How I doe love thee. Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 308 1: 309 The Praise of a pretty Lasse: / OR, / The Young mans dissimulation: Else hee would not disgrace / A Maiden in such fashion, The Praise of a pretty Lasse: OR, The Young mans dissimulation: Else hee would not disgrace A Maiden in such fashion, The Praise of a pretty Lass: OR, The Young man's dissimulation: Else he would not disgrace A Maiden in such fashion, Printer M.P. 1624-1624 F. Groue

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YOung men and Maidens, to you Ile declare, I love my Love, and she loveth me: Yet to no Goddesse will I her compare, And yet she is pretty indifferent faire; With o my Love o, there is none doth know how I doe love thee. She is not blacke, nor yet is she browne, I love my Love, and she loveth me: But to her Portion, she hath thirty pound, Besides all this, she hath an old blacke Gowne: O my love o, theres none etc. She is not great, nor yet very small, I love my Love, and she loveth me: Shes a yard and a halfe in the waste, that is all, Her flesh will preserve her hard bones from a fall: O my Love o, etc. Her Haire is as blacke as is any Crow, I love my Love, and she loveth me: Her good conditions theres no man doth know, For she never came where as any did grow: O my Love o, etc. She hath a Nose in the middst of her face, I love my Love, and she loveth me: And that standeth bravely unto her owne grace, I dare say a better nere stood in that place: O my Love o, there is none doth know how I doe love thee.
Her Cheekes are fat, and faire for to see, I love my Love, and she loveth me: They with her Eyes wondrous well doe agree, She is a brave bonny Lasse lovely and free: O my Love o, theres none doth know how I doe love thee. She hath soft Lips, and sound ones they are, I love my Love, and she loveth me: You may kisse your fill, and neede not to spare, For there is no danger of wearing thrid-bare: O my Love o, etc. She hath a Chin, and a chopping one, I love my Love, and she loveth me: She might spare half ont for her that hath none; But now her long Chin, I will let that alone: O my Love o, theres none etc. Her Necke doth shine like a Chimney stocke, I love my Love, and she loveth me: When she her Casket of Pleasures unlocke, I am caught as the Milier did catch his Mare Brock: O my Love o, etc. Her downy Breasts are swingers indeed, I love my Love, and she loveth me: She may carry them on her shoulders for need, O shes a brave Lasse we want more of her breed; With o my Love o, there is none doth know how I doe love thee.
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HEr shoulders I think, they are a whole yard square, I love my Love & shee loveth me: Sheel beare out her labour, you need not to fear, Give me such a Lasse that is able to beare. O my love O, there is none doth know How I doe love thee. Likewise she hath good lusty strong Armes, I love my love and shee loveth me: They are able to defend her body from harms, To set forth her praises it me much concernes, O my love O, there is none etc. Her hand like a shoulder of Mutton appesres, I love my Love and shee loveth me: But I would not have her fiie about mine ears, Tincounter my love ther is no Lasse that dares, O my love O, there is none etc. She hath strong post legs her body to beare, I love my Love, and shee loveth me: She need dread no falling, that she doth not feare But if that you throw her, sheel show you a Beare O my love O, there is none etc. Her fine daintie Foot is of the fourteens, I love my Love, and she loveth me: And I can tell you that completely it seemes, I must speak her praises, cause love is betweens, O my love O, there is none etc. If I should marry with one that were proud, I love my Love and she loveth me: Shee would desire more then can wel be alowd, From such haughty creatures my selfe I will shrowd, O my love O, there is none etc.
And if I should marry with one that is faire, I love my Love, and shee loveth me: Perhaps Cornuting might fall to my share, And so she might work me unto much dispare, O my love O, there is none doth know how I doe love thee. And if I should chance to wed one that is small, I love my Love, and shee loveth me: Then shee is not able to doe ought at all, And yet sheel be apt to scold and to brall, O my love O, there is none etc. If I should chance for to marry a scold, I love my Love, and shee loveth me: Then I must alwayes by her be controld, And then my libertie would be quite sold, O my love O, there is none etc. Well, I my choise of the first meane to keepe, I love my Love, and shee loveth me: For shee will be quiet when she is asleepe, And our affections are setled deepe: O my love O, there is none etc. Thus to conclude, you that heare my Song, I love my Love, and she loveth me: When I am wedded Ile praise my wives tong, But then it never shall doe me once wrong. With O my Love o, there is none doth know How I doe love thee.
Printed at London by M.P. for F. Grove, neere the Sarazens Head with- out New-gate.