The North-countrey Maids resolution & love to her Sweetheart.
Her Daddy and Mammy she'l rather forsake,
Then be seperated from her loving Mate:
She sold all her Linnen, her Goods and her Geer
And followe her Sweet-heart his Snapsack to bear.
To a pleasant new Northern Tune.
AS from Newcastle I did pass,
I heard a blithe and bonny Lass,
Who in the Scottish Army was,
Saying, prethée le me gang with thée man,
Vnto a Cavaliero Blade,
As I suppose, her moan she made,
For ever more these words she said,
Ile follow my Cavalilly man,
O my dainty Cavalilly man,
My finnikin Cavalilly man,
For Gods Cause and the Protestants,
I prethee le me gang with thee man.
Swéet-heart quoth she, if thou't consent,
To follow thée my minde is bent,
I'll strive to give thée all content,
Then prethée le me gang with thée man;
I'll sell my Rock and eke my Kéel,
And after that my Spinning whéel,
To buy my Love a Cap of Spéel,
And follow my Cavalilly man;
O my dainty, &.
My Uncle gave me a House and Land,
I'll sel't for money out of hand,
And all sall be at thy command,
Then p [...]ethée le me gang with thée man:
My Mammy gave me a Pot and a Pan,
My Dady gave me a Yew and a Lamb,
Yet I's forsake my Dady and Mam,
To follow my Cavalilly man:
O my dainty, &c.
I'le pawn my Kirtle and eke my Cowne,
Which cost my Mother many a Crowne
And goe with thée from Town to Town,
Then prethée le me gang with thée Man:
I'le sell my Petticoat from my back,
My Smock and all ere thou shalt lack,
For either Money Béer, or Sack:
Then prethée le me goe with thée man,
O my dainty, &c.
Thy company I love so déere,
Then rather then I'le tarry here,
Thy Snapsack on my back I'le heare
And follow my Cavalilly man,
I'le sell off all my Hemp and Pards,
And throw aside my wooll and Cards.
To march along from gards to gards,
Then prethée le me goe with thée man.
O my dainty Cavalilly man,
My finikin Cavalilly man,
For Gods Cause and the Protestants,
prethee le me gang with thee man.
The second part,
to the same tune:
WHatsoever shall of my selfe betide,
Where thou shalt either goe or ride,
Throughout the Kingdom far and wide,
I'le follow my Cavalilly man:
I neither care for dirt nor mire,
Nor marches long my legs to tire,
Thy company I most desire,
Then prethée le me goe with thée man,
O my dainty Cavalilly man;
My finikin Cavalilly man,
For Gods Cause and the Protestants,
I prethee le me goe with thee man.
For hose and shoes thou's want for nean,
Though the Apparrell be but mean,
I's wash thée wéel and kéep thée clean,
Then prethée le me go with thée man:
Thou salt have cleath to make thée a sark
That every yard fall cost a Mark.
And whether it fall be light or darke,
I'le follow my Cavalilly man,
O my dainty, &c.
Give me thy Musket in my hand.
And when thy Captain gives command,
Vpon the Centry I will stand,
In stead of my Cavalilly man:
I'm not afraid of Pistoll shot,
Nor Cannon bullets burning hot,
Since that it is my happy lot,
To follow my Cavalilly man,
O my dainty, &c,
Whilst drums are beating loud alarms
I will be ready in thine arms.
To kéep my love from further harms,
To follow my Cavalilly man,
In frost, in Snow, in Ball, and Raine,
Ore Hill, and Dale, and many a Flame,
I'le follow thée through all the [...] raine,
Then prethée le me goe with thée man,
O my dainty, &c.
And when the Wars are at an end,
That I's return heam with my Friend,
I'le worke for means for thée to spend,
Then prethée le me goe with thée Man,
I'le buy thée new Apparell gay,
To wear upon thy Wedding day,
Then doe not hinder me I pray,
To follow my Cavalilly man.
O my dainty,
The Soldier hearing of her mean,
Was loath to leave her all alean,
And she along with him is gean,
To follow her Cavalilly man:
She vows that he his part will take,
And though her life were laid at'th slake,
Shéel rather die then him forsake,
To follow her Cavalilly man.
O my dainty Cavalilly man,
My finnikin Cavalilly man,
For Gods Cause and the Protestants,
I prethee le me gang with thee man.
Entered according to Order.
London; Printed for F. Grove dwellingon Snow-hill.