The later poems of John Clare 1837-1864 ... General editor Eric Robinson: Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell: Associate editor Margaret Grainger |
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MY LOVE SHE'S BONNY |
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MY LOVE SHE'S BONNY
My love she's bonny hale and young
But O' she's got a saucey tongue
She'll frown and jeer for a the year
And winna listen to a song
But O' she's got a saucey tongue
She'll frown and jeer for a the year
And winna listen to a song
My love she's hale and bonny too
Wi' gay straw hat and ribbons blue
Wi' gown O' green and saucey e'en
And lips that part as saucey too
Wi' gay straw hat and ribbons blue
Wi' gown O' green and saucey e'en
And lips that part as saucey too
My love is scarcely in her teens
She's five years wanting sweet sixteen
A lovely girl wi' teeth O' pearl
But no' so kind she might ha' been
She's five years wanting sweet sixteen
A lovely girl wi' teeth O' pearl
But no' so kind she might ha' been
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She wants three month O' seventeen
The maiden in her gown O' green
And yet her size wears womans eyes
The prettiest woman ever seen
The maiden in her gown O' green
And yet her size wears womans eyes
The prettiest woman ever seen
She'll kiss and toy behind the screen
The prettiest Maiden ever seen
Wi' apron on she'll talk wi John
A bonny maid o' seventeen
The prettiest Maiden ever seen
Wi' apron on she'll talk wi John
A bonny maid o' seventeen
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