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<HEAD>May-Day Country Mirth: OR, The Young Lads and La&s;&s;es Innocent Recreation. Which is to be priz'd before Courtly Pomp and Pa&s;time.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To an excellent New Tune.</OPENER>
<P>Licen&s;ed according to Order.</P>
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<L>JOan to the Maypole away let's run,</L>
<L>The time is &s;wift and will be gone,</L>
<L>There go the La&s;&s;es away to the Green,</L>
<L>Where their Beauties may be &s;een:</L>
<L><HI>Nan, Noll, Kate</HI> and <HI>Moll.</HI></L>
<L>Brave La&s;&s;es have Lads to attend 'um,</L>
<L><HI>Hodge, Nick, Tom, Dick,</HI></L>
<L>Brave Dancers, who can amend 'um?</L>
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<L>Did you not &s;ee the Lord of the <HI>May,</HI></L>
<L>Walk along in his rich array;</L>
<L>There goes the La&s;s that is only his,</L>
<L>See how they meet and how they ki&s;s.</L>
<L>Come <HI>Will,</HI> run <HI>Gill,</HI></L>
<L>Or do&s;t thou li&s;t to lo&s;e thy labour?</L>
<L><HI>Kit</HI> Crowd, &s;crape aloud,</L>
<L>Tickle her <HI>Tom,</HI> with a Pipe and Tabor.</L>
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<L>Lately I went to a Mask at Court,</L>
<L>Where I &s;ee Dances of every &s;ort;</L>
<L>There they did dance with time and mea&s;ure,</L>
<L>But none like Country Dance for plea&s;ure:</L>
<L>There they did Dance ju&s;t as in France,</L>
<L>Not like the Engli&s;h lofty manner,</L>
<L>And every &s;he, mu&s;t furni&s;hed be </L>
<L>With a feather'd knack when &s;he &s;weats <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="4 letters">te fan her,</L>
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<L>But we when we Dance, and do happen to &s;weat,</L>
<L>Have a Napkin in Hand for to wipe off the wet,</L>
<L>And we with our Dories do Iig it about,</L>
<L>Not like the Court which often are out;</L>
<L>If the Tabor do play, we thumps it away,</L>
<L>And turn and meet our La&s;&s;es to Ki&s;s 'em;</L>
<L>Nay they will be as ready as we,</L>
<L>That hardly at any time can mi&s;s 'em.</L>
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<L>Yonder comes <HI>Dolly</HI> over the Down,</L>
<L>And <HI>Roger</HI> he gives her fair green Gown,</L>
<L>See how he hands her up again,</L>
<L>And how they trip along a main;</L>
<L>They pa&s;s, o'er the Gra&s;s,</L>
<L>And at every Stile they are Billing,</L>
<L>He gives, &s;he receives,</L>
<L>Bring youthful, ready and willing.</L>
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<L>There is not any that &s;hall out-bye,</L>
<L>My little pretty <HI>Joan</HI> and I;</L>
<L>For I'm &s;ure I can dance as well,</L>
<L>As <HI>Robin, Jenny, Tom,</HI> or <HI>Nell:</HI></L>
<L>La&s;t Year, we were here,</L>
<L>When ru&s;t <HI>Ralph</HI> he play'd us a Bore,</L>
<L>And we, merrily</L>
<L>Thumpt it about and goin'd the Glory.</L>
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<L>Come &s;weet <HI>Joan</HI> let us call a new Dance,</L>
<L>That we before them may advance,</L>
<L>Let it be what you de&s;ire and crave,</L>
<L>And &s;ure the &s;ame &s;weet <HI>Joan</HI> &s;hall have:</L>
<L>She cry'd and reply'd,</L>
<L>If to plea&s;e me thou wilt endeavour,</L>
<L>Sweet Pig, the Wedding Iigg,</L>
<L>Then, my Dear, I'll love thee for ever.</L>
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<L>Sure I will grant thee thy reque&s;t,</L>
<L>And learn thee that among the re&s;t;</L>
<L>For e'er it be long we'll Marry'd be,</L>
<L>And then my pretty <HI>Joan</HI> &s;hall &s;ee</L>
<L>Fine Toys, &s;weet Ioys,</L>
<L>And &s;oft Ki&s;&s;es too out of mea&s;ure,</L>
<L>Sweet Charms, in my Arms,</L>
<L>This will be a Fountain of Plea&s;ure.</L>
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<L>And if we hold on as we begin,</L>
<L><HI>Joan</HI> thee and I the Garland &s;hall win:</L>
<L>Nay, if thou live till another day,</L>
<L>I'll make thee Lady of the <HI>May;</HI></L>
<L>Dance about, in and out,</L>
<L>Turn and ki&s;s, and then for-greeting;</L>
<L>Now <HI>Joan</HI> we have done,</L>
<L>Fare thee well till the next merry meeting.</L>
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