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[Come Lasses and Lads]
Come Lasses and Lads,
Take leave of your Dads,
And away to the Maypole hie;
Where every Lad
Has got him a Lass,
And a Minstrel standing by.
Take leave of your Dads,
And away to the Maypole hie;
Where every Lad
Has got him a Lass,
And a Minstrel standing by.
Then after an hour
They went to a Bower,
To play for Ale and Cakes;
For Kisses too,
Untill they were due,
The Maidens they held stakes.
They went to a Bower,
To play for Ale and Cakes;
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Untill they were due,
The Maidens they held stakes.
The Lasses then began
To quarrel with the Men,
And bid 'em take their Kisses back,
Which we (quoth they)
Will throw away,
For we do not them lack.
To quarrel with the Men,
And bid 'em take their Kisses back,
Which we (quoth they)
Will throw away,
For we do not them lack.
You're out, says Dick;
You lie, says Nick,
For the Piper he plays false;
And so said Hugh,
And so said Sue,
And so said nimble Alce.
You lie, says Nick,
For the Piper he plays false;
And so said Hugh,
And so said Sue,
And so said nimble Alce.
The Piper then
In a merry vein
Began to play the Tune agen:
And then by the Mass,
Oh how every Lass
Did jet it, jet it to the Men.
In a merry vein
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And then by the Mass,
Oh how every Lass
Did jet it, jet it to the Men.
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