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But htjpe fliall fuftain me, nor will I defpair.
He promis'd he would in a fortnight be here j
On fond expeftation my wiflies 1*11 feaft,
For love my dear Jockey to Jenny will hafte ;
Then farewel each care, and adieu each vain figh,
"Whiv'll then be fo bleft or To happy as I^
I'll fing on the meadows, and alter my ftrain,
When Jockey returns to my arms back again,
SONG XIII.
YOUNG JOCKEY.
YOUNG Jockey is the blytheft lad
That ever maiden woo'd.
When he appears my heart is glad,
For he is kind and good :
He talks of love where'er we meet,
His words in rapture flow,
Then tunes his pipe, and fings fo fwect^
I have no power to go.
All other lafles he forfakes,
And flies to me alone j
At every fair, and all our wakes
To me he makes his moan :
He buys me toys and fweetmeats too,
And ribbons for my hair.
No fwain was ever half fo good,
Nor half fo kind and fair.
Where'er 1 go I nothing fear
If Ji>ckey is but by ;
For I alone am all his care.
When ever danger's nigh.
He vows to wed next Whitfunday^
And make me bleft for life,
Can I refufe, ye maidens fay,
To be young Jockey's wife.