%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Buxom Joan of Lymas's Love to a jolly Sailer: / OR, / The Maiden's Choice: / Being LOVE for LOVE again. Congreve, William 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 06/29/2021 36786

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R227630 1 To an excellent new Play-house Tune Soldier and a Sailor, A To an Excellent New Playhouse Tune A Soldier and a Sailer, A Tinker and a Tailer, Had once a doubtful strife, Sir / To make a Maid a Wife, Sir, Whose name was buxome Joan, Whose name Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 61 Buxom Joan of Lymas's Love to a jolly Sailer: / OR, / The Maiden's Choice: / Being LOVE for LOVE again. Buxom Joan of Lymas's Love to a jolly Sailor: OR, The Maiden's Choice: Being LOVE for LOVE again. Congreve, William ?-? P. Brooksby

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A Soldier and a Sailer, A Tinker and a Tailer, Had once a doubtful strife, Sir To make a Maid a Wife, Sir, Whose name was buxome Joan. Whose name was buxome Joan, For now the time was ended, When she no more intended To lick her lips at Men, Sir, and gnaw the sheets in vain, Sir, And lye o'nights alone, And lye o'nights alone.
The Soldier swore like thunder, He lov'd her more than plunder; And shew'd her many a scar, Sir, Which he had brought from far, Sir, With fighting for her sake. With fighting, etc. The Tailor thought to please her, With off'ring her his Measure: The Tinker too with mettle, Said he could mend her kettle, And stop up e'ry leak. And stop, etc. But while those three were prating, The Sailer slyly waiting; Thought if it came about, Sir, That they should all fall out, Sir, He then might play his part. He then, etc. And just e'en as he meant, Sir, To Logger-heads they went, Sir, And then he let fly at her, A shot 'twixt wind and water, Which won this fair Maid's heart. Which won, etc. The Souldier being frustrate, Like Boreas lowdly bluster'd, And wou'd have satisfaction, For such a treach'rous action, Done by the cunning Tar, Done by, etc.
But he aboard his Pinace, Ne'er fear'd the Bully's menace, But lustily he ply'd, Sir, Against both wind and tide, Sir, Like any Man of War, Like any, etc. The Tailer boldly vows too, He'll serve him like a Louse too, And with his bloody shears, Sir, Will cut off both his ears, Sir, For stealing of his Love, For stealing, etc. But he his end had compast, And laugh'd at Bodkin's bombast; Still pointing right his needle, He launch'd into the middle; She tost and heav'd; he drove, She tost, etc. Then, next, the Man of mettle Began to beat his Kettle, And swore, that (with a pox) he Would thump him and his doxy, If ever he came near, If ever, etc. But still the merry Sailer, Defy'd Buff, Brass, and Tailer, Whilst, in his jolly mood, her He manag'd with his rudder, And right his course did stear, And right, etc.
LONDON: Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Golden-ball, in Pye-corner.