You pretty little Ladies will do so. OR, A Match made up against the Whitson-Holy-days.
This Ditty was compos'd, the truth is so,
By a Young-man that did a Maiden wooe;
He met with her under a shady Bower,
And made a Lady of her in an hour.
All you Young-men that know not how to wooe,
Give ear to this, 'twill teach you what to do.
To the Tune of, Lusty Bacchus, &c.
FOrth walking in the Summers time
When Flora's flowers were in their prime
Vnder a swéet perfumed shade,
I saw a Young-man and a Maid,
With complements he did her crave,
S [...] me [...]hing which he desir'd to have,
But to this question she said no,
You pretty li [...]tle Ladies will do so.
The gallant Youth to her did say,
I'le make of thée a Lady gay,
I'le deck thy head like Loves fair Quéen
And cloathe thée in a Gown of green:
Swéet Lady sha [...]l this bargain hold?
Kisse on condition make me bold,
What though at first you said me no;
You pretty little Ladies will do so.
Swéet sir, she thus reply'd again,
Spend not your breath and time in vain,
For any thing you crave of me,
I will deny it certainly,
And whatsoever you do say,
I'le answer you another way,
And when you ask me, I'le say no;
Quoth he, you pretty Ladys will do so.
Lady said he, it is my choice
When I shall elevate my voice,
For to record a true. Loves song:
In which I mean no Goddesse wrong,
Will you deny to bear a part
And forth-with break my love-sick heart
Will you; quoth he, she answered no;
You pretty little Ladies will do so.
IF I should ask you to do t [...]is
To inrich my lips with one swéet kiss,
It would better be ten thousand fold
To me, than was great Craesus gold,
One hony kisse will end the strife
If otherwise 'twill cost my life,
Shall I dye or live, say I or no;
You pretty little Ladies can do so.
My person pure, my heart and hand,
Shall ever be at your command;
I'le ride and run at your desire,
Through water cold, or flames of fire,
What is't that I'le not undertake,
If I could once but hear thée speak,
One loving word to ease my woe?
You pretty little Ladies, &c.
This is the prime time of the year,
This is the time to make good chear,
This is the time call'd Whitsontide,
This tim [...] will I make thée my Bride,
If you thereto will give consent,
This match we never néed repent,
Both hand in hand, to Church wée'l go.
You pretty Ladies will do so.
Five hundred pound I have said he,
All which I will bestow on thée,
Besides Corn, Shéep and Cattle store
And all that I have spoke before;
You shal have Servants great and small
To wait on you when e're you call,
What you'l have done command them do
You pretty little Ladies will do so.
You shall be fed with diet fine,
Your drink shall be the purest wine,
The rarest Musick can be had,
Chearfully shall play to make you glad
And when you beat the Musick sound,
If't please you for to dance around,
And nimbly trip it with the toe,
You pretty little Ladies can do so.
When she had heard his complement,
And he related his intent;
About his neck her arms she clips,
And with swéet kisses imbalm'd his lips▪
And in requital of her pain
He pay'd her with the like again;
She left her note of answering no;
You pretty little Ladies will do so.
At last being ravished both with joy,
One to the other séem'd not [...]oy,
But on a sudden down they fell,
How he came off I cannot tell;
But sure they drive some pretty trade,
Cupid and Venus sent them aid;
They did as other Lovers do;
You pretty little Ladies will do so.
FINIS.
London, Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright.