. The Roxburghe ballads. G13 [Roxburghc Collection, III. 913 ; IV. 83.] Cl)e £>cotci) JUsses Constancy; ©r, Jennys ^Lamentation for tge HDcatg of Jockey, togo, foeJjcr: gaftt, toag tmfommatclp lmT& up Sawny in a ZDutL Being a most pleasant New Song, to a New Tune. [Music given.]. [The other cuts are on pp. 5, 577, and 612. Cf. p. 741.] rpWa Bonny Lads were Sawny anil Jockey, L Blithe Jockey was lovd, but Sawny unlucky;Yet Sawny was tall, well favourd and witty,But Ise in my heart thought Jockey more when he viewd me, sud me, wood me,Never was Ladd so like to undo me : Fie ! I cry
. The Roxburghe ballads. G13 [Roxburghc Collection, III. 913 ; IV. 83.] Cl)e £>cotci) JUsses Constancy; ©r, Jennys ^Lamentation for tge HDcatg of Jockey, togo, foeJjcr: gaftt, toag tmfommatclp lmT& up Sawny in a ZDutL Being a most pleasant New Song, to a New Tune. [Music given.]. [The other cuts are on pp. 5, 577, and 612. Cf. p. 741.] rpWa Bonny Lads were Sawny anil Jockey, L Blithe Jockey was lovd, but Sawny unlucky;Yet Sawny was tall, well favourd and witty,But Ise in my heart thought Jockey more when he viewd me, sud me, wood me,Never was Ladd so like to undo me : Fie ! I cryd, and almost dyd,Least Jockey woud gang, and come no more to me. Jockey would Love, but ho would not Marry,And I was afraid that I shoud miscarry;For his cunning Tongue with Wit was so guilded,That I had a dread my heart would a yielded:Dayly he prest me, blest me, kist me,Lost was the hour, methought, when he mist me ;Crying, denying, and sighing, 1 wood him,And mickle adoe I had to get fro him. 10 614 Unfortunate Jockey, as first continued. Bat cruel Fate robbd me of my Jewel,For Saivny would make him fight in a Duel,And down in a Dale, with cypress surrounded,Oh ! there to his death poor Jockey was wounded ;But when he thrilld him, felld him, killd him,Who can express my
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