%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> An Excellent New Song, Call'd, / The Father Outwitted, / OR, / The Faithful Lovers of Wapping. 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 06/18/2014 34143

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R176869 1 On the fourteenth of August, &c. UNKNOWN On the fourteenth of August, &c. YOung Lovers pray listen a while and you'l find / that crosses attend often to Lovers kind, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1452 An Excellent New Song, Call'd, / The Father Outwitted, / OR, / The Faithful Lovers of Wapping. An Excellent New Song, Called The Father Outwitted, OR, The Faithful Lovers of Wapping. Printer A.M. ?-? A.M.

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YOung Lovers pray listen a while and you'l find that crosses attend often to Lovers kind, Altho if by crosses a Lover should rue Yet happy's the Lover that's constant and true. As here for example true Lovers you see, And yet these true Lovers were crost by the Sea, The young Man a Sailor was, who did impart, His true love to Nancy with a constant heart. This Nancy in Farmers-Street, Wapping, did dwell, And the Sailor liv'd near her, who lov'd her full well, He made her choice presents of several things And amongst all the rest was a fine Diamond ring. By his civil carriage he won her kind heart, And she promised nothing but Death should them part, To confirm the bargain likewise I am told Between them they broke too a piece of fine Gold. Then kissing they promised e're to be true He saying, I love none, dear Nancy, but you, You know i'm ingag'd for to go one Voyage more, Till Death then i'le live with my dear on the shore. Oh, dearest she cry'd, I do wish you success, And a good return with health and happiness, Then kissing, he parted, on Shipboard straight went, Being pleas'd in his true Love to his hearts content. The Sailor was scarce two Months space gone away, But the father to Nancy in Anger did say, I like not the contract with the Sailor made Therefore thou shalt Marry one that has a good Trade. Oh nere tell me so, my dear Father she cry'd, I have made a Vow that I will be his B[r]ide, Its no matter for that to his Daughter he said Thou shalt have a Husband that has a good Trade. Well Sir if I must, your will shall be obey'd. But this, to herself, was to please him, she said, There is a young Man that at Debtford does dwell He's a Shipwright by Trade and does love me full well. If you please Sir the next time he comes unto me, This young Man shall wait on you if you are free, Well let him and if he is what I am told I'le give him 2 hundred Pounds down in good Gold.
The Daughter straight went to a Woman she knew, And said you must act a Man's part and be true, For to a young Sailor I vow'd for my life, I'd marry him and be a loving kind Wife. But since my love is gone a Voyage to the Sea, I must have a tradesman my Father tells me, Now you must the part of a Man act full well And say you're a Shipwright at Debtford doth dwell. So seemingly Court me till he gives consent, then we'll marry to mine my Fathers content, 'twill please him and I shall a Fortune obtain then i'le wed my true Love when he's off of the main. then Nancy's Acquaintance did put on man's cloaths, As Hat, Wig and Wastcoat, Coat, Breeches & Hose, then courted young Nancy, like a Lad brisk & gay, And her Father consented and never said nay. But more to encourage the Match to go on, two hunder'd good Guineas of gold he'd lay down, the day was appointed and this Female pair Were Wedded and Bedded as Marry'd folks are. the Father he wish'd them much Joy when 'twas done, Paid the Gold and did hope for to have a Grandson, thus for 3 Months they Bedded & boarded with him, then the Sailor returned to England again. No sooner on shore but he went for to see his Nancy whom he had promis'd to Marry, When her father he see him, he cry'd Sir forbear for my Daughter is marry'd, so come no more here the Sailor with hand on his brest did reply for your perjur'd Daughter alas I must dye, then pull[']d out a Pistol to his brest put the same But Nancy came crying, I am not too blame. Dear father, your pardon I ask on my knee, 'tis a Woman you thought was a Man wedded me, But this is the Man that I vow'd for to have, Oh give your consent or send me to the Grave. the father with tears in his Eyes to her said, I give my consent that the Sailor you wed, And according to Vows which they made for their life, he proves a kind husband, she proves a kind wife.
LONDON: Printed by and for A. M. and sold by E. Brookesby, in Pye-Corner.