't Was within a furlong of Edinborough town

Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)

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1.'Twas with in a fur long of E din bo rough Town In the

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2.He told her mar riage has grown a mere joke And

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3."That you'll gi me trin kets, cried she, I be lieve, But

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ro sie time of year when the grass was down, Bon ny

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no one wed ded now but the scoun drel folk, yet my

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ah! what in re turn must you pour Jenny give, When my

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Jock y blithe and gay Said to Jen ny mak ing hay, "Let's

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dear thou shoulds't pre vail But I know not what I ail, I shall

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mai den trea sure's gone I must gang to Lon don Town, and roar

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sit a lit tle, dear, and prat tle, 'tis a sul try day." He

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dream of clogs and sil ly dogs With bot tles at their tail; But I'll

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roar and rant, and patch and paint, and kiss for half a crown; Each

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long had court black brow'd maid, But Jock y was a wag and would

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gi vethee gloves anda bon grace to wear, Anda pret ty fil ly foal to ride

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drun ken bul ly o blige for pay, And earn a ha ted living in a

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ne'er con sent to wed; Which made her pish and phoo, And cry

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out and take the air, If thou ne'er wil't pish and phoo And cry

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o dious ful some way, No, no, no, it ne'er shall do, For a

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out "It will not do, I can not, can not, can not, won not, mon not buck le to."

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out "It ne'er will do, I can not, can not, can not, won not, mon not buck le to."

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wife I'll be to you, Or I can not, can not, can not, won not, mon not buck le to."

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