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<DATE>2008-11-04</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>Doubtful ROBIN; Or, Con&s;tant NANNY. A New BALLAD.</HEAD>
<OPENER>Tune of, <HI>Wou'd you be a man of Fa&s;hion,</HI> or, <HI>Doubting Virgin.</HI></OPENER>
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<L>DEare&s;t <HI>Nanny</HI> prithee tell me,</L>
<L>be &s;o ju&s;t as tell me true</L>
<L>What hard fate was that befell me</L>
<L>to be &s;lighted &s;o by you:</L>
<L>I that thought your vows &s;o la&s;ting</L>
<L>did imagine no deceit,</L>
<L>But <HI>I</HI> find all your prote&s;ting</L>
<L>to be nothing but a cheat.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>But I find</HI> &amp;c.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Tell me then thou faithle&s;s woman</L>
<L>why thou do&s;t &s;o ill with me,</L>
<L>Thou that did prote&s;t that no man</L>
<L>ever was &s;o dear to thee:</L>
<L>Tho' in vain <HI>I</HI> &s;hould per&s;wade thee</L>
<L>once thy promi&s;e to renew,</L>
<L>Yet <HI>I</HI> pitty to upbraid thee</L>
<L>that thou art &s;o much untrue.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Yet</HI> &amp;c.</L>
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<SPEAKER>Her An&s;wer.</SPEAKER>
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<L>Deare&s;t <HI>Robin</HI> pray believe me,</L>
<L>from my heart <HI>I</HI> freely &s;peak,</L>
<L><HI>I</HI> did never yet deceive thee,</L>
<L>nor my vows will never break;</L>
<L><HI>I</HI> did alwaies love you dearly,</L>
<L>and no other man but you,</L>
<L>My poor heart does &s;hew it clearly,</L>
<L>that <HI>I</HI> never was untrue.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>My poor heart</HI> &amp;c.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Tell me pray why you are frighted</L>
<L>that <HI>I</HI> &s;hould uncon&s;tant prove,</L>
<L>Or to think that you are &s;lighted,</L>
<L>or the lea&s;t &s;u&s;pect my love;</L>
<L>Tell me pray that <HI>I</HI> may mend it,</L>
<L>if that any cau&s;e be due;</L>
<L><HI>I</HI> am &s;ure <HI>I</HI> can defend it,</L>
<L>for <HI>I</HI> never was untrue.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>I am &s;ure</HI> &amp;c.</L>
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<L>Take this ki&s;s and take my heart too</L>
<L>if that will confirm my dear,</L>
<L>if you think <HI>I</HI> do not &s;mart too,</L>
<L>will you then believe this tear:</L>
<L>Iealou&s;ie ind&eacute;ed may wrong us,</L>
<L>and our &s;orrows may renew,</L>
<L>if your fears bring that among us,</L>
<L>'tis in vain for to be true.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>If your fears</HI> &amp;c,</L>
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<LG>
<L>Yet my deare&s;t ne'r &s;hall find it</L>
<L>that <HI>I</HI> e're will prove unkind,</L>
<L>For <HI>I</HI> never yet de&s;ign'd it</L>
<L>ever for to change my mind;</L>
<L>Since you once believ'd <HI>I</HI> lov'd you,</L>
<L>know <HI>I</HI> &s;till &s;hall do &s;o too,</L>
<L>Let no jealous fancy move you</L>
<L>for to think <HI>I</HI> am untrue.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Let no jealous</HI> &amp;c.</L>
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<L>Deare&s;t <HI>Nanny</HI> i'le believe thee,</L>
<L>And re&s;erve thee to my heart,</L>
<L>For my jealous thoughts forgive me</L>
<L>and we never more will pa&s;t:</L>
<L>All the day <HI>I</HI> will embrace thee,</L>
<L>to my fears i'le bid adieu,</L>
<L>VVhen at night <HI>I</HI> &s;hall unlace thee,</L>
<L>thou &s;halt &s;ay that <HI>I</HI> am true.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>When at night</HI> &amp;c.</L>
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<L>But <HI>I</HI> hope that we are friends too,</L>
<L>now thy patience <HI>I</HI> have try'd:</L>
<L>This i'le do for thy amends too</L>
<L>when&s;oe're you are my Bride,</L>
<L>There's my heart &amp; there's my hand too,</L>
<L>to all &s;orrows bid adieu,</L>
<L>All <HI>I</HI> have you &s;hall command too,</L>
<L>&s;ince <HI>I</HI> find that you are true.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>All I have</HI> &amp;c.</L>
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<LG>
<L>So they &s;eal'd up their indentures</L>
<L>with a loving ki&s;s or two,</L>
<L>Married &s;traight at all adventures,</L>
<L>never Couple lov'd &s;o true;</L>
<L>So <HI>I</HI> wi&s;h they may per&s;evere</L>
<L>in this happy way of life,</L>
<L>Then true cau&s;e &s;he will have never</L>
<L>to repent &s;he was a wife.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then true cau&s;e</HI> &amp;c.</L>
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<P>Printed for P. Brooksby at the golden ball in Py-Corner.</P>
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