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SONG XVI.

I

There was a London Gentlewoman
That lov'd a Countrey man, a;
And she did desire his company
A little now and than, a. Fa, la, &c.

II

This man he was a Hemp-dresser,
And dressing was his Trade, a;
And he doth kiss the Mistress, Sir,
And now and then the Maid, a. Fa, la, &c.

III

He took up her Petty-coat,
And would take up her Smock, a;
And went unto the Parlor-door,
That he her Hemp might knock, a. Fa, la, &c.

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IV

He held up his Boitle then,
And she set down the Block, a;
And there he fell to work indeed,
With knick a knack, knick a knack, knock, a. Fa, la, &c.