The Longing Shepherdess OR Laddy lie near me.  
〈◊〉 the Tune of, Laddy lie near me: Or The Green Garter.  
 
 

ALl in the Month of May,  
when all things blossom,  
As in my bed I lay,  
sleep it grew loathsome:  
Up I risen and did walk  
over yond mountains,  
Through Meadows, and through Dales,  
over rocks and fountains.  

I heard a voice to say,  
sweet heart come cheer me,  
Thou hast been long away,  
Laddy lie near me.    

Down by yond River side,  
and surging Billows,  
A pleasant Grove I espied,  
well set with willows,  
In it a shepherdess,  
singing most clearly,  
And still her note it was,  
Laddy lie near me.  

Come away, do not stay,  
sweet heart and cheer me:  
Thou hast been long away,  
dearest draw near me.    

Sweet heart thou stayest too long,  
Phoebe is watching,  
Aurora with her steed,  
is fast approaching,  
She doth her Chariot mount,  
which much doth fear me,  
Each hour a year I count,  
till thou lie near me.  

Come away, do not stay,  
sweetheart and cheer me,  
Thou hast been long away,  
●●●●est d●● near 〈◊〉    

Hymen keeps Holy day,  
Love take thy pleasure,  
Cupid hath thrown away,  
both Bow and Quiver:  
Boreas doth gently blow,  
lest I should fear him,  
Yet dare I not to stay,  
alone too near him.  

Come away do not stay,  
sweetheart and cheer me,  
Thou hast been long away,  
Laddy lie near me.    

Do not Adonis like,  
sweet heart fly from me,  
For careful I will be,  
as doth become me,  
Both of my flock and thine,  
whilst they are feeding,  
Deer is my love to thee,  
as is exceeding.  

Come away do not stay,  
sweetheart and cheer me,  
Thou hast been long away,  
Laddy lie near me.    

I may sing Welladay  
my joys are ended,  
The hour of my approach,  
is almost spended.  
My Parents will me miss,  
and swains will jeer me,  
Thus still her note it was,  
Laddy lie near me.  

Come away, do not stay,  
sweetheart and cheer me  
 
   

   

The crossed Couple  

  

The second part,  
to the same tune.  
 

O Come my own Dear let's dally a while  
with q fala la la la la la,  
thou hast aickened my Spirits now with a smile  
and thy fa la la la la la la,  
be trembling of thy Lips do show,  
Thou hast no power to say me no,  
Which makes me have a month's mind unto  
thy fa la la la la la la,   

This hearty kiss is a sign thou wilt yield,  
to thy fa lafoy, etc.  
The white of thy eye speaks peace in the Field  
with a fa lafoy, etc.  
Then for a veil to hid thy face,  
I'll cloud thee with a sweet embrace,  
There's many would wish that they were in thy place  
with their fa lafoy, etc.   

Oh do not sigh to hear me entice,  
with a fa lafoy, etc.  
Thou ne'er hadst been got, had thy Mother been nice  
with her fa lafoy, etc.  
Then prithee put me out of my pain,  
For I am now in a merry vain,  
Let's play at that game, where the loser's do gain  
with their fa lafoy, etc.   

But oh my own dear, why liest thou so still?  
with thy fa lafoy, etc.  
Art thou in a swound, or what is thy will,  
with thy fa lafoy, etc.  
I prithee joy take no such grief  
Since I am so near to thy relief,  
Oh, let me play the amorous thief  
with thy fa lafoy, etc.   

My dearest of all, why hold'st thou so fast,  
with a fa lafoy, etc.  
I'll swear we will marry if thou wilt make haste  
with thy a lafoy etc.  
Cupid doth give no leave to play,  
Thy very blushes do betray  
That thou dost interpret what I have to say  
with a fa lafoy, etc.   

Then on her Brow her Veil she spread,  
with a fa la. &c:  
As if he'd been going to cut off her head  
with his fa lafoy, etc.  
He with his Lips her mouth did wipe,  
And gave her many an earnest gripe,  
For just now my Lady was yielding ripe,  
with her fa lafoy, etc.   

In what a fret was I in the tree,  
with a fa lafoy, etc.  
That I had not then another by me,  
with her fa lafoy, etc.  
Then I perceived they whispered awhile,  
With many fair plead he did her beguile  
Sure something he showed her which made her to smile  
with a fa lafoy, etc.   

He said he was sure they could not be spied  
with a fa lafoy, etc.  
But I (if I durst) could have told him he lied  
with his fa lafoy, etc.  
I feared I should be brought to light;  
She so often cast up her eyes so bright,  
The pleasure of love did so dazzle her sight,  
and her fa lafoy, etc.   

My Gamester could no longer forbear,  
her fa lafoy, etc.  
No more should I, if I had been there,  
by her fa lafoy, etc.  
I turned and served my body round,  
To see my Gallant scale the Town;  
But his getting up, made me tumble down,  
with a fa lafoy, etc.   

Such was my fate, no mischief I had,  
with a fa lafoy, etc.  
My Lovers both run as if they'd been mad,  
with their fa lafoy, etc.  
And now I hope a warning 'twill be,  
How they in such sinful pleasures agree,  
For fear of the Devil that fell from the tr●●  
with his fa la la la la la la,     

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