%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Wanton Virgins Frighten'd / with the spy's Downfall from the / Tree Top to the Pond Bottom; / OR THE / Old Man strangely Surprized and Bugbear'd by the Black Bandileers and Buff Coats. 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 34116

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YOU that delight in a jocular song, / Come listen unto me awhile sir, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1426 The Wanton Virgins Frighten'd / with the spy's Downfall from the / Tree Top to the Pond Bottom; / OR THE / Old Man strangely Surprized and Bugbear'd by the Black Bandileers and Buff Coats. The Wanton Virgins Frightened with the spy's Downfall from the Tree Top to the Pond Bottom; OR THE Old Man strangely Surprised and Bugbeared by the Black Bandoliers and Buff Coats. Printer J Pitts ?-?

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YOU that delight in a jocular song, Come listen unto me a while sir, I will engage you shall not tarry long, Before it will make you to smile sir. Near to the town there liv'd an old man, Had three pretty maids to his daughters, Of whom I shall tell such a story anon, Will tickle your fancy with laughter.
The old man he had in his garden a pond, in fine summer weather. The daughters one night, they were all fond To go and bathe in it together. Which they all agreed, but happan'd to be, Espy'd by a youth in the house, sir, Who got in the garden, & climb'd up a tree And there lay as still as a mouse, sir.
The branch where he sat it hung over the pond. And each puff of wind made it totter; Pleas'd with the thoughts he sit so abscond, And see them go into the water. When the old man was safe in his bed, The daughters then to the pond went, sir, One to the other two laughing she said, As high as our breasts we'll venture. Upon the tender green grass they sat down, And they all were of delicate feature? Each pull'd off her petticoats, smock, and gown, No sight could ever be sweeter. Into the pond then they dabbling went, So clean that they needed no washing, But they were all so unluckily bent, Like boys they began to be dashing. If any should chance to see us says one, They'd think we were guilty of evils, And from the sight of us would quickly run, To avoid so many white devils. This put the youth into such a merry pin, He let go his hold thro' laughter, And as it fell out, he fell tumbling in, And Scar'd them all out of the water. The old man by this time a noise had heard, And rose out of bed in a fright, sir, And came to the door with a rusty old sword There stood in a posture to fight, sir. The daughters they all came tumbling in, And over their dad they did blunder? Who cry'd out aloud, mercy good gentlemen And thought they were theives come to plunder.
The noise by this time the neighbourhood hears, Who came with long clubs to assist him: He said, three sturdy rogues ran up stairs, He dar'd by no means to resist' em, For they were cloathed all in buff, He see as they shov'd in their shoulders, And black bandileers hung before like a ruff Which made him think they were soldiers. The virgins their cloaths in the garden had left, And keys of their trunks in their pocket, To put on the sheet they were fain to make shift, Their chest they could not unlock it. At last ventur'd up these valiant men, Tho' arm'd with courage undaunted, But took them for spirits and run back again, And swore that the house it was haunted. As they retreated the young men they met, Come shivering in at the door, sir, Who look'd like a rat his cloaths dripping wet, No rogue that was pump'd could look worser. All were amazed to see him come in, And ask'd of him what was the matter? He told them the story where he had been, Which made them burst into a laughter. Quoth the old dad, I was in a huff, And recken'd to cut them asunder, Thinking they had been three soldiers in buff And came there to rifle and plunder. But they are my daughters whom I do adore, All frighted from private diversion. Therefore I'll put up my rusty old sword, For why should I be in a passion.
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