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R177894 1 To a new Play-house Tune How Happy's the Lover To a new Play-house Tune HOW happy's that Lover who after long years, / Of wishing, and doubting, despairing, & sorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow's the day. [with variation] Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 527 The Happy Lovers: / OR, The Damsel's Invitation to her Gallant to / Prepare to be happy to Morrow. The Happy Lovers: OR, The Damsel’s Invitation to her Gallant to Prepare to be happy to Morrow. The Happy Lovers: OR, The Damsel's Invitation to her Gallant to Prepare to be happy tomorrow. ?-? P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back

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I. HOW happys that Lover who after long years, Of wishing, and doubting, despairing, & sorrow, That hears his kind Mistress say, Shake off thy Tears, and prepare to be happy to morrow tomorrow, prepare to be happy tomorrow. II. Jove of Io possest, or on Dianas Breast, Was never so happy, so really blest, As Silvia woud be, might he laugh love and say, Let the Sun rise in State, for tomorrows the day, tomorrow, tomorrows the day. III. When after long courting and cringing, you find, The scornfull young Lady has learned this Lesson, And tells you that she is resolvd to be kind, and orders you strait to prepare for the Blessing, for tomorrow, tomorrows the day. IV. Her Heart being conquerd, shell cease to be coy, Her Frowns being turned to Raptures of Joy, The Lover no longer need sigh, beg, and pray, Fair Cynthia she tells him to morrows the day, tomorrow, tomorrows the day. V. She finds it a Folly to struggle with Love, Whose powerfull Charms her Affections did move, So that over-night a kind Kiss she will borrow, And bids him prepare to be happy tomorrow, prepare to be happy tomorrow.
VI. Tho Seven long years ye may sigh and complain, Yet when the whole Prize you at length shall obtain, She soon puts a period to sighs, grief, and sorrow, And bids him prepare to be happy tomorrow, prepare to be happy tomorrow. VII. Young Lasses are made for their Lovers delight, And tho they may seem many proffers to slight, Why yet after all, they will willingly say, Prepare to be happy, tomorrows the day, tomorrow, tomorrows the day. VIII. When as the young Nymph with an amorous Glance, Shall smile an her Lover, and whispering say, The sweet Wedding-Jig she is willing to dance, And tells him to morrow, to morrows the day, tomorrow, tomorrows the day. IX. What tho many Blushes at first did appear, At length being void of that timerous fear, The greatest of Hazards shell willingly run, And venture to do as her Mother has done, and tells him tomorrows the day. X. She vexes and frets that so long she was shie, which gave to her Lover much Torment and Sor-row, Saith she, Now the critical Minute is nigh, and therefore prepare to be happy tomorrow, prepare to be happy tomorrow.
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