Mirth and Metre consisting of Poems, Serious, Humorous, and Satirical; Songs, Sonnets, Ballads & Bagatelles. Written by C. Dibdin, Jun |
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IRISH COURTSHIP. |
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IRISH COURTSHIP.
When a lad comes a courting, how bashful he'll stand,
With his hat hanging down, and his head in his hand!
Then he'll hammer and stammer, tho' nothing he'll say,
But swearing he loves you, stand kneeling all day;
That he'll kill himself, vows, if you won't be his wife,
And his ghost will torment you the rest of his life.
But, arrah! be easy, it ne'er teazes me,
I always say nothing, and sing Grammachree!
With his hat hanging down, and his head in his hand!
Then he'll hammer and stammer, tho' nothing he'll say,
But swearing he loves you, stand kneeling all day;
That he'll kill himself, vows, if you won't be his wife,
And his ghost will torment you the rest of his life.
But, arrah! be easy, it ne'er teazes me,
I always say nothing, and sing Grammachree!
If to wed you agree, to relieve all his cares,
He'll give himself graces, in spite of your airs;
Like a husband, he pouts and looks angry, the elf,
If you speak to another, unless it's himself!
But how can the fool get it into his head
That a wife will obey him before she is wed?
But, arrah, &c.
He'll give himself graces, in spite of your airs;
Like a husband, he pouts and looks angry, the elf,
If you speak to another, unless it's himself!
But how can the fool get it into his head
That a wife will obey him before she is wed?
But, arrah, &c.
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