%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Female's Frolick / OR, THE / Distressed young Maiden: / Who enter'd herself on Board of the Marlborough, to go to some foreign / for the sake of her Sweet-heart. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer ?-? Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/19/2014 33458

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R177000 1 Young Essex. UNKNOWN Young Essex. COme listen, come listen, come listen a while, / I'll tell you a Story may make you to smile; With a fal la la, fal la la la la la la. Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 258 The Female's Frolick / OR, THE / Distressed young Maiden: / Who enter'd herself on Board of the Marlborough, to go to some foreign / for the sake of her Sweet-heart. The Female’s Frolick OR, THE Distressed young Maiden: Who enter’d herself on Board of the Marlborough, to go to some foreign for the sake of her Sweet-heart. The Female's Frolic OR, THE Distressed young Maiden: Who entered herself on Board of the Marlborough, to go to some foreign for the sake of her Sweetheart. Printer W.O. ?-? W.O. T. Norris

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COme listen, come listen, come listen a while, I'll tell you a Story may make you to smile; It is of a young Female, as some they do say, Whose mind it was bent for to go to the Sea: With a fal la la, fal la la la la la la. She enter'd on Board as we do understand, In order to go into some foreign Land; On Board of our Ship, the Marlborough by name, A bold Volunteer when on Board she first came: With a fal la la, etc. Her Purpose was crossed, as now we do find, A Sweet-heart she had, and she bore him in mind; To venture her Life she was fully bent, With mind and good will she did freely consent: With a fal la la, etc. Such Lovers indeed, they are hard to be found, For once she did live at the Smack run on Ground In Gosport we find, as some they do say, She was not content in her Service to stay: With a fal la la, etc. Her modest Behaviour to us it was known, A Carrage of a Woman, but was loath for to own; Until at the last it did plainer appear To her Discontent, cost her many a Tear: With a fal la la, etc. To hide her design, she did freely consent To enter as Servant, she was well content; To free her from Labour, as now we do find, Her modest Behaviour did bear a good mind: With a fal la la, etc. Her mind it was willing, and so she did show, For her Ship-mates she did both Mend and Sow; To gain their good will in divers did she, And nothing was wanting in her as we see: With a fal la la, etc. When true Lovers they intangled are, The Burden's so great, nothing can compare; All you that have felt a true Lover's smart, You can do no less, then your pitty impart. With a fal la la, etc.
Now I do express my Grief and my Mo[?] I hope that your kindness to me will be sl[?] Don't greet me unkindly, a Maid in distr[ess] There's none of you knows my sad heavi[ne]ss: With a fal la la, etc. I matter not Billows that rises so high, Nor Winds that blows lofty, when Dangers [?] So I can obtain but the Man that I love, I'll venture for him by the Powers above: With a fal la la, etc. It is not my Foes that shall me surprize, Nor Dangers one sees, whatever may rise; I'll venture my Life against my proud Foe, I think it not hard what I under go: With a fal la la, etc. I alter'd my Name, this was my intent, To find out my Love I was fully bent; But Fortune did cross me, now as you do find, But like a true Lover I bear him in mind: With a fal la la, etc. Where-ever I ramble, where ever I go, Since Cupid has darted and gave me a blow; A constant true Lover I ever will be, If Fortune does favour, I'm bound for the Sea With a fal la la, etc. From Susan to Richard, I alter'd my Name, When first I on Board the Marlborough ca[me] I soon was discover'd, the matter is true, And this have I acted, my Dearest, for you: With a fal la la, etc. But Fortune does frown, and I must be content, I am left alone my case to relent; My constancy's so, I will ever prove true, If by you I am slighted, I will not slight you: With a fal la la, etc. In sad discontent I must now make Moan, My Love he is gone and has left me alone And now I conclude my sad sorrowful Case, I fain would have venter'd my Love to embrace With a fal la la, fal la la la la la la.
London: Printed by and for W.O. for T. Norris, at the Looking glass on London-bridge.