A Merry new Dialogue, BETWEEN A Courteous young Knight, and a gallant Milkmaid.  
Expressing in a discourse of their happy meeting, and the words the Milkmaid answered the Knight, and how at last the Knight married the Milk Maid and of the portion her father the Blacksmith gave her to the admiration of all other Black-smiths.  
You merry Milkmaids that dabbles in the dew  
Between the Knight and's Milkmaid pray you view  
And here you'll find there discourse was very rare  
Which may a pattern be to Virgins fair.  
To the Tune called Adam's fall, or Jockey and Jenny, or where are thou going my pretty Maid.  

AS I walked forth one Summer's day  
By a green Meadow I took my way,  
I met with a bonny lass fresh and gay,  
with a fa la la la la le ro,  
This bonny Lass was of a handsome glee  
I asked her questions above two or thry,  
Word for word she answered me,  
with a fa etc.   

Where art thou going my pretty Maid  
A milking good sir she said  
Shall I go with thee my pretty Maid  
with a fa, etc.  
What will you do with me sir she said  
Talk of old stories my pretty Maid  
You're kindly welcome sir she said,   

But what if I kiss thee my pretty Maid  
I hope you'll not hurt me sir she said  
I of a man yet ne'er was afraid,  
with a fa, etc.  
How if I get thee with child my pretty Maid  
I'll give you the bearing on't sir she said  
Thou art to be commended my pretty Maid,  
with a fa, etc.   

But what if I unto the wars do go  
My pretty Maiden then what wilt thou do  
I'll put on Armour and travel with you  
with a fa, etc.  
Alas pretty Maiden that must not be  
The bloody wars is not fitting for thee  
Yet I commend thee for thy constancy,  
with a fa, etc.   

The Second Part  
to the same Tune.  
 

Hast thou any Parents my pretty Maid  
Yes I have some good sir she said,  
My fathers a Blacksmith by his Trade,  
with a fa la la la la le ro,  
Has he any means or Lands by the year  
Or what portion can he give thee my dear  
My portion good sir in my forehead I bear  
with a fa lafoy etc.  
But what if I marry thee my pretty Maid  
What ●●u will good sir she said,  
Thy wit and thy beauty my heart hath betrayed  
with a fa etc.  
I'●● make thee a Lady of high degree,  
If thou my love and my wife will be  
Lo yonders fine Bower is mine thou dost see  
with a fa etc.  
Then let us walk to it my dearest quoth he  
Nay pray you stay sir that must not be  
My father and Mother first let us go see  
with a fa etc.  
But when they came there this courteous young Knight  
The old couple in him did take such delight  
They made him so welcome he tarried all night  
with a fa etc.   

And in their discourse the Knight was so kind  
Unto this old couple he told his mind  
Where he much love and respect did find  
with a fa etc.  
The old man replied sir Knight quoth he  
My daughters not fitting-your bride to be  
Yet the wait of her in Gold i'll give to thee  
with a fa etc.  
Then wed her and bed her and take her away  
And if you can love her by night and by day  
Three thousand more i'll be bound you to pay  
with a fa etc.  
The courteous Knight then straight he replied  
Your pretty Milkmaid shall be my Bride,  
She'st ne'er carry pale more what ere betid  
with a fa, etc.   

The blacksmith his daughter he clothed in Go●●  
The Knight was most rich and brave to behold  
Shey seem like two saints cut out of one mould  
with a fa, etc.  
Thus unto the church they straight took their wa●  
And joined both thei● loves in one night and da●  
where he made this Milkmaid a Lady so ga●  
with a fa, etc.  
So fairwel to Mary, to Peg, and to Sue  
And all pretty Maidens that dabbles i'th' dew,  
See that in your Loves you ever prove true,  
with a fa, etc.  
No credit you‘l get if scornful you be  
For this pretty Milkmaid did humble ye● see  
Which made this young Knight & her to agr●●  
with a fa la la la la le ro.     

Printed for W. Thackeray at the Golden Sugar-loaf in Duck-lane.