In the Merry Singer , 1716, while the “The fresh Farmer’s Child out of Merry Wakefield
This new Shepherd sate him down, The fresh fair Housemaid she received nigh He pull’d aside his Bagpipes wond’rous nice, And you will play’d Melodiously; He play’d their particular particularly a tune, He produced it reasonable Housemaid Sing, O! the brand new Musick off thy Bagpipes sweet, Produces all of the my personal Nervousness in order to Band.
O! Shepherd, O! Shepherd, quoth she, In the event your go out create however, permit they; We hope now get involved in it me o’er once again, Getting worry I will disregard they, He play’d they over again, As he had done before, And you may provided that it fair Housemaid much glee, They pleas’d their a lot more about.
My personal Dearest Swain quoth she, An effective Thousand moments adieu; And you can, when We possibility to reduce my Means, Discover it, I will come your way.
Cf. Simpson, BBBM, p. cuatro “Ah Horrible soft destiny” [4/4]; Moving Grasp tune “Merry Milkmaids” [6/4]; Pamelia #75 [4/4]; SMM #373. A shorter tune along the exact same lines are “New Maid of Tottenham” in Choyce Drollery , 1656 and you may version adaptation in order to “London are an excellent Urban area” when you look at the Pills so you can Purge Melancholy , IV, 1719. Comparable is “The Hazlebury Girl” within the Cecil Sharp’s MSS and “New Downs and ups” in Purslow’s Marrow Bones .