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<HEAD>Diddle, Diddle.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Or, <HI>The Kind Country Lovers.</HI></HEAD>
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<L><HI>With &s;ly in&s;inuations he per&s;wades her</HI></L>
<L><HI>And by the bands of Love, along he leads her.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Relating plea&s;ant &s;tories for to bind her</HI></L>
<L><HI>And all to make her unto him prove kinder.</HI></L>
<L><HI>And &s;o in Love at la&s;t they live together</HI></L>
<L><HI>With plea&s;ant dayes enjoying one another.</HI></L>
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<OPENER>Tune of Lavender green, &amp;c.</OPENER>
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<P>With Allowance,</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Ro. L'E&s;trange.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<L>LAvenders green, Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>Lavenders blue</L>
<L>You mu&s;t love me diddle diddle,</L>
<L>cau&s;e I love you,</L>
<L>I heard one &s;ay diddle diddle</L>
<L>&s;ince I came hither,</L>
<L>That you and I diddle diddle</L>
<L>mu&s;t lie together.</L>
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<LG>
<L>My ho&s;tte&s;s maid diddle diddle</L>
<L>her name was <HI>Nell,</HI></L>
<L>She was a la&s;s diddle diddle</L>
<L>that I loved well,</L>
<L>But if &s;he dye diddle diddle</L>
<L>by &s;ome mi&s;hap,</L>
<L>Then &s;he &s;hall lie diddle diddle</L>
<L>under the Tap.</L>
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<LG>
<L>That &s;he may drink Diddle, diddle,</L>
<L>when &s;he's a dry.</L>
<L>Becau&s;e &s;he lov'd Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>my Dog &amp; I,</L>
<L>Coll up your Maids Diddle diddle</L>
<L>&s;et them to work,</L>
<L>Some to make Hay, Diddle diddle</L>
<L>&s;ome to the Rock.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Some to make Hay, Diddle diddle,</L>
<L>&s;ome to the Corn</L>
<L>Whil&s;t you and I Diddle, didle,</L>
<L>keep the bed warm,</L>
<L>Let the birds &s;ing Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>and the Lambs play.</L>
<L>We &s;hall be &s;afe Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>out of harms way.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>James</HI> at the <HI>George,</HI> Diddle, diddle</L>
<L><HI>Sue</HI> at the <HI>Swan,</HI></L>
<L>He loves his maid Diddle diddle,</L>
<L>&s;he loves her man,</L>
<L>But if they chance Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>for to be found,</L>
<L>Catch them i'th Corn Diddle diddle</L>
<L>put them i'th pound.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I heard a bird Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>&s;ing in my Ear,</L>
<L>Maids will be &s;carce Diddle, diddle,</L>
<L>the next New year,</L>
<L>For young men are Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>&s;o wanton grown</L>
<L>That they ne'r mind Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>which is their own.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Down in a Vale Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>where flowerrs do grow</L>
<L>And the birds &s;ing Diddlle, diddle</L>
<L>all on a row.</L>
<L>A brisk young man Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>met with a Maid,</L>
<L>And laid her down, Diddle diddle</L>
<L>under the &s;hade.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Where they did play Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>&amp; Ki&s;s &amp; Court,</L>
<L>Like Lambs in <HI>May</HI> Diddle diddle</L>
<L>making fine &s;port.</L>
<L>There lives a La&s;s Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>over the Green,</L>
<L>She &s;ells good Ale Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>think what I mean.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Oft have I been Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>with her i'th dark</L>
<L>And yet I nere Diddle diddle</L>
<L>&s;hot at the mark.</L>
<L>But now my Dear Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>have at thy bumm</L>
<L>For I do &s;wear Diddle, diddle</L>
<L>now I am come.</L>
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<LG>
<L>I will be kind Diddle diddle</L>
<L>until I dye,</L>
<L>Then prethee love Diddle diddle</L>
<L>my Dog &amp; I.</L>
<L>For thee &amp; I Diddle diddle</L>
<L>now are all one,</L>
<L>And we will lye Diddle diddle</L>
<L>no more alone.</L>
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