Mirth and Metre consisting of Poems, Serious, Humorous, and Satirical; Songs, Sonnets, Ballads & Bagatelles. Written by C. Dibdin, Jun |
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BALLAD.
My Dermot is gone, and I must wear the willow!
Sing, O for my Dermot, my Dermot, O!
I'll be crying all night when asleep on my pillow,
And all for my Dermot, my Dermot, O!
All the day I shall droop, and at spirits tho' trying,
All the words I shall say will be sobbing and sighing,
Oh, hone! well-a-day! I shall surely be dying,
Sing O for my Dermot, my Dermot, O!
Sing, O for my Dermot, my Dermot, O!
I'll be crying all night when asleep on my pillow,
And all for my Dermot, my Dermot, O!
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All the words I shall say will be sobbing and sighing,
Oh, hone! well-a-day! I shall surely be dying,
Sing O for my Dermot, my Dermot, O!
If Dermot is kill'd, it my heart will be breaking,
Sing, O, &c.
Then when he comes back 'twill be mightily taking,
Sing, O, &c.
For the lad who was slain while his country defending,
To find me dead too!—our meeting here ending,
We shall both die with grief, for our hearts 'twill be rending,
Sing, O, &c.
Sing, O, &c.
Then when he comes back 'twill be mightily taking,
Sing, O, &c.
For the lad who was slain while his country defending,
To find me dead too!—our meeting here ending,
We shall both die with grief, for our hearts 'twill be rending,
Sing, O, &c.
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