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<HEAD>The Courteous CARMAN, <HI>And the Amorous Maid.</HI> OR, The Carman's Whi&s;tle.</HEAD>
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<L>What here is Pen'd in this &s;ame plea&s;ant Story,</L>
<L>Doth only tend unto the <HI>Carmans</HI> Glory;</L>
<L>Who did relieve a Maiden in di&s;tre&s;s,</L>
<L>And brought her joy in mid&s;t of heavine&s;s:</L>
<L>He was Couragious, and of mettle good,</L>
<L>As by this Story may be under&s;tood.</L>
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<OPENER>To a New Tune, called, <HI>The Carmans Whi&s;tle;</HI> or, <HI>Lord Willoughby's March,</HI> &amp;c.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>AS I abroad was walking</L>
<L>by the breaking of the day,</L>
<L>Into a plea&s;ant Meadow,</L>
<L>a young-man took his way,</L>
<L>And looking round about him,</L>
<L>to mark what he could &s;ee,</L>
<L>At length he &s;py'd a fair maid</L>
<L>under a Mirtle Tree.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>So comely was her countenance,</L>
<L>and &s;miling was her chear,</L>
<L>As though the Godde&s;s <HI>Venus,</HI></L>
<L>her &s;elf &s;he had been there,</L>
<L>And many a &s;mirking &s;mile &s;he gave,</L>
<L>among&s;t the Leaves &s;o green,</L>
<L>Although &s;he was perceived,</L>
<L>&s;he thought &s;he was not &s;een.</L>
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<LG>
<L>At length &s;he chang'd her countenance,</L>
<L>and &s;ung a mournful &s;ong,</L>
<L>Lamenting her misfortune,</L>
<L>&s;he &s;taid a Maid &s;o long:</L>
<L>There's many that be younger,</L>
<L>that long time have been wed,</L>
<L>Which makes me think that I &s;hall die</L>
<L>and keep my Maiden-head.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Sure young-men are hard hearted,</L>
<L>and know not what they do,</L>
<L>Or el&s;e they want for Complements</L>
<L>fair Maidens for to woe:</L>
<L>Why &s;hould young Virgins pine away</L>
<L>and lo&s;e their cheife&s;t prime,</L>
<L>And all for want of Sweet-hearts,</L>
<L>to chear us up in time.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>THe young-man heard her Ditty</L>
<L>and could no longer &s;tay,</L>
<L>But &s;traight unto this Damo&s;el</L>
<L>with &s;peed he did away:</L>
<L>He nimbly &s;tept unto her</L>
<L>which made her for to &s;tart,</L>
<L>But when he once embraced her,</L>
<L>he joy'd her very heart.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Sweet heart he &s;aid unto her</L>
<L>why do you &s;o complain,</L>
<L>If you'l be rul'd by me</L>
<L>i'le play you &s;uch a &s;train,</L>
<L>As u&s;es for to give content</L>
<L>when as true Lovers meets,</L>
<L>It is much like to that they call</L>
<L>the &s;haking of the &s;heets.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Strike up quoth &s;he, and &s;pare not</L>
<L>I prithee u&s;e thy skill,</L>
<L>For why I greatly care not</L>
<L>If I thy mind fulfil,</L>
<L>The Carman then mo&s;t nimbly</L>
<L>unto this &s;port did &s;ettle,</L>
<L>And plea&s;ed her mo&s;t bravely</L>
<L>for he was full of mettle.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>When he had plaid unto her</L>
<L>one merry note or two,</L>
<L>Then &s;he was &s;o rejoyced</L>
<L>&s;he knew not what to do:</L>
<L>O God a mercy Carman,</L>
<L>thou art a lively Lad;</L>
<L>Thou ha&s;t as rare a Whi&s;tle</L>
<L>as ever Carman had:</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Now if my Mother chide me</L>
<L>for &s;taying here &s;o long,</L>
<L>What if &s;he doth I care not</L>
<L>for this &s;hall be my &s;ong:</L>
<L>Pray mother be contented</L>
<L>break not my heart in twain<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L>Although I have been ill a while</L>
<L>I &s;hall be well again:</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And thus this loving couple</L>
<L>did oftentimes imbrace,</L>
<L>And lovingly did prattle</L>
<L>all in that flowry place;</L>
<L>But now the time of parting</L>
<L>began for to draw near,</L>
<L>Whereas this Noble Carman</L>
<L>mu&s;t leave his only dear,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>He took his leave mo&s;t kindly</L>
<L>and thus to her did &s;ay,</L>
<L>My deare&s;t I will meet thee</L>
<L>next time I come this way:</L>
<L>Away this bonny Carman went</L>
<L>a whi&s;tling of his Note,</L>
<L>And there he left this fair Maid</L>
<L>a bru&s;hing of her Coat.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Now fare thee well brave Carman</L>
<L>I wi&s;h thee well to fare,</L>
<L>For thou did&s;t u&s;e me kindly</L>
<L>as I can well declare:</L>
<L>Let other Maids &s;ay what they will</L>
<L>the truth of all is &s;o,</L>
<L>The bonny Carmans Whi&s;tle</L>
<L>&s;hall for my mony go.</L>
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<P><HI>Printed for</HI> F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, &amp; T. Pa&s;&s;inger.</P>
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