A merry new Song of a rich Widows wooing,  
That married a young man to her own vndooing.   
To the tune of, Stand thy ground old Harry.  

 

I Am so sick for love,  
as like was never no man,  
Which makes me cry,  
With a lovesick eye,  

Have at thy coat old woman:  
Have at thy coat old woman,  
Hear and there, and every where,  
Have at thy coat old woman.    

I may have maidens young,  
and lusty gallants plenty:  
Yet will I be  
As true to thee,  
as if thou wert but twenty.  

Have at thy coat old woman,  
Have at thy coat old woman:  
Here and there, and every where,  
Have at thy coat old woman.    

I'll till thy pasture ground,  
and mow thy pleasant meadow:  
My mother me told,  
I must be bold  
in wooing of a Widow.  

Have at thy coat old woman,  
Have at thy coat old woman:  
Here and there, and every where,  
Have at thy coat old woman.    

I'll give thee all those joys  
a young man may afford thee:  
And ride each day  
With thee any way,  
and bravely will maintain thee,  

●●ue at thy coat, etc.    

This pleased the widow well,  
and her old blood revived,  
To hear his note,  
Still have at thy coat,  
'twould make at old wench long-lived.  

Have at thy coat old woman,  
Have at thy coat old woman:  
Here and there, and every where,  
Have at thy coat old woman.    

Old Rat she loved good cheese,  
and thereupon would nibble,  
And dance a round  
To hear the sound  
and music of his fiddle.  

Have at thy coat old woman,  
Have at thy coat old woman:  
Here and there, and every where,  
Have at thy coat old woman.    

To an old woman's heart  
no greater comfort may be,  
Then to live in delight,  
And marry a Knight,  
and to be made a Lady.  

Have at thy coat old woman,  
Have at thy coat old woman:  
Here and there, and every where,  
Have at thy coat old woman.    

The Moon scarce changed thrice,  
ere this old Lass did marry:  
But all her sport  
Was quick and short,  
and did full soon miscarry.  

Have at thy coat, etc.     

The Second part.  
To the same Tune.  
 

IN Gold and Siluer-lace,  
and pipes of smoking Fogus,  
Then every day  
He spent her away  
in gold a brave jacobus.  

Have at thy coat old woman,  
Have at thy coat old woman:  
Here and there, and every where,  
Have at thy coat old woman.    

He made her Reddockes fly,  
and her old bags to ratlte:  
It was charge to keep  
So many sheep,  
and herds of horned Cattle.  

Have at thy coat old woman,  
Have at thy coat old woman:  
Here and there, and every where,  
Have at thy coat old woman.    

An hundred of good Oaks  
he sold to buy a Hobby,  
Abroad for to ride  
In pomp and pride,  
while she sat like a noddy.  

Have at thy coat, etc.    

Her comply coat of woollen,  
he changed into fine Satin:  
Yet in a week  
She was to seek,  
and beg her bread by Patten.  

Have at thy coat, etc.    

Her house most richly stored  
whereof he made not dainty:  
But in a day  
He consumed away  
what she had got in twenty.  

Have at thy coat, etc.    

He cherished her mumbling gums,  
with food as they had need on:  
For want of her tooth,  
He gave her Bull-béefe,  
but once a week to feed on.  

Have at thy coat, etc.    

When she had lived two months,  
this lusty youngmans' purchase,  
With kindness thus killed,  
Her coffin he filled  
with her consumed carcase.  

Have at thy coat old woman,  
Have at thy coat old woman:  
Hear and there, and every where,  
Have at thy coat old woman.    

¶ Old women take good heed,  
and trust yourselves with no man:  
For as you do hear,  
She hath paid full dear,  
for Have at thy coat old woman.  

Have at thy coat old woman,  
Have at thy coat old woman:  
Here and there, and every where,  
Have at thy coat old woman.     
FINIS.   

Printed at London for T. Langley.