 | 1781 - 384 sidor
...half a fcore ; The men in kindnefs did give them, did give tiiem, did give them ss many more. Then after an hour, they tript to a bower, To play for ale and cakei, And kiffes too, until they were due The maidens held the (lakes. The women then began toquancl... | |
 | John Hutchinson (of Chapel-en-le-Frith.) - 1809 - 168 sidor
...in a crack, Dance face to face, says be, And then dance back to back, I'ltuin, nnlillcdian, $c. Tims after an hour they tript to a bower, To play for ale...*. „•• And bad them take their Kisses back, And gi' 'em their own again .' Ritum, raddledum, ft; Thus they sat, until it were late, And they tir'd... | |
 | Percy Society - 1846 - 400 sidor
...kindness gave 'em, gave 'em, Gave 'em as many more. Then after an hour, They went to a bower, And played for ale and cakes ; And kisses, too; — Until they were due, The lasses kept the stakes : The girls did then begin To quarrel with the men ; And bid 'em take their... | |
 | Percy Society - 1846 - 410 sidor
...kindness gave 'em, gave 'em, Gave 'em as many more. Then after an hour, They went to a bower, And played for ale and cakes; And kisses, too;— Until they were due, The lasses kept the stakes: The girls did then begin To quarrel with the men; And bid 'em take their kisses... | |
 | James Henry Dixon - 1846 - 424 sidor
...kindness gave 'em, gave 'em, Gave 'em as many more. Then after an hour, They went to a bower, And played for ale and cakes ; And kisses, too; — Until they were due, The lasses kept the stakes : The girls did then begin To quarrel with the men ; And bid 'em take their... | |
 | Percy Society - 1846 - 410 sidor
...kindness gave 'em, gave 'em, Gave 'em as many more. Then after an hour, They went to a bower, And played for ale and cakes ; And kisses, too; — Until they were due, The lasses kept the stakes : The girls did then begin To quarrel with the men ; And bid 'em take their... | |
 | Robert Bell, James Henry Dixon - 1857 - 264 sidor
...referred to in the song of Arthur O 'Bradley:— Then after an hour, they went to a bower, And played for ale and cakes ; And kisses, too ; — until they were due, The lasses, kept the stakes:. The girls did then begin To quarrel with the men; And bid 'em take their... | |
 | 1863 - 302 sidor
...kindness, kindness, kindness, Gave 'em as many more. Then, after an hour, they went to a bow'r, And play'd for ale and cakes ; And kisses too — until they were due The lasses held the stakes. The girls then did begin To quarrel with the men, And bade them take their... | |
 | English ballads - 1864 - 306 sidor
...kindness, kindness, kindness, Gave 'em as many more. Then, after an hour, they went to a bow'r, And play'd for ale and cakes ; And kisses too — until they were due The lasses held the stakes. The girls then did begin To quarrel with the men, And bade them take their... | |
 | Llewellynn Frederick William Jewitt - 1867 - 332 sidor
...right us in a crack, Dance face to face, says he, And then dance back to back. Ritum raddledum, &c. Thus after an hour they tript to a bower To play for...with the men, And bad them take their kisses back, And gi' 'em their own again. Ritum raddledum, &c. Thus they sat, until it were late, And they tir'd... | |
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Then after an hour they went to a bower, And played for ale and cakes ; And kisses, too ; — until they were due, The lasses kept the stakes. 
