Mirth and Metre consisting of Poems, Serious, Humorous, and Satirical; Songs, Sonnets, Ballads & Bagatelles. Written by C. Dibdin, Jun |
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PAT OF LONDONDERRY. |
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PAT OF LONDONDERRY.
Once, alas! a heart I had,
Gay as May-day morning,
Till by chance I met a lad—
That day was sorrow's dawning.
The lad he play'd a lover's part,
And seem'd so blythe and merry,
That soon I lost my simple heart,
To Pat of Londonderry.
Gay as May-day morning,
Till by chance I met a lad—
That day was sorrow's dawning.
The lad he play'd a lover's part,
And seem'd so blythe and merry,
That soon I lost my simple heart,
To Pat of Londonderry.
He vow'd my hopes he'd never blight,
But ne'er his promise keeping,
Tho' oft he swore my eyes were bright,
He dimm'd those eyes with weeping!
And now he fills that heart with pain
He found so blythe and mery;
Ah! could I get my heart again,
From Pat of Londonderry.
But ne'er his promise keeping,
Tho' oft he swore my eyes were bright,
He dimm'd those eyes with weeping!
And now he fills that heart with pain
He found so blythe and mery;
Ah! could I get my heart again,
From Pat of Londonderry.
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