hay ho Hunt about. OR,  
A pretty merry meeting of young men and Maids,  
Who went to the Tavern by Cupid's strong aids,  
They drank and were merry and sang a new Song,  
They talked and discoursed but did no body wrong,  
They kindly embraced, and each other did kiss,  
You know there could be no great harm in this.  
The Tune is, the Courageous hartulesse healths.  
 
 

HEy ho hunt about,  
Find my true Love out,  
Knock at my Chamber door,  
I have gold in my pocket,  
And thou shalt not lack it,  
And when that's spent we'll have more  

I have gold in my pocket,  
And thou shalt not lack it,  
And when that is gone we'll have more.    

hay ho do not stay  
But make hast away,  
Unto the Tavern let's hie,  
Where we will be merry,  
With Sugar and sherry:  
Then who but my sweet heart and I?  

Where we will be merry, etc.    

hay ho hearts delight,  
Titan shineth bright,  
And beautifieth the day,  
Cupid adds lustres,  
To me and my sisters,  
As fresh as the flowers in May.  

Cupid adds lustres, etc.    

Here's Sisly and Nanny,  
Here's Rachel and Jany,  
Here's Do●cas and sweet Winifright,  
Here's Susan and Sara,  
Here's Nelly and Mary,  
which in merriment take much delight  

Here's Susan and Sara, etc.    

Here's sweet A●ice and Prudence,  
Who wi●● not exclude u●,  
Rebecka and Debe●a also,  
P●re's bonny fi●●… Peg,  
Tha●'s as right a● my leg,  
Hr●pa●'d along 〈◊〉 to go.  

Here's bonny fine Peg etc.    

Her●s dainty young Dolly,  
Both jovial and jol●y,  
Here's Joan and fair Maudlin so brave.  
Here's pretty witty Betty,  
Newly come to the City,  
And we shall there company have.  

Here's pretty witty Betty, etc.    

And now all together,  
Like Birds of a Feather,  
Let every Maid take her sweet heart;  
To man her along,  
But not to do wrong,  
We'll merry meet and merry part.  

To man her along,  
And to do no wrong,  
We'll merry meet, and merry part.    
 

FAir maids and young men  
When they meet now and then,  
M●y be merry for an hour or a day,  
To laugh and make sport,  
In a good honest sort,  

And in friendship to pass time away.  
To laugh and make sport  
In a good honest sort,  
And in friendship to pass time away.    

W● paint not our Faces,  
Nor powder our Traces,  
Nor hudle up our heads in black bags  
The scarves that some wear,  
If well looked on they were,  
will be found to be no better than rags  

The scarves, etc.    

Our habits are civil  
And we think no evil,  
Our hearts and our minds do agree,  
And now my sweet heart,  
Before we depart,  
In love here's a full cup to thee.  

And now my sweet heart, etc.    

hay ho come away,  
Drawer brings wine I say,  
While we are here let us not lack,  
Il● pay thee for all  
Whatsoever we call:  
Both for white wine for Claret & Sack  

we'll pay thee for all etc.    

hay ho let us drink,  
Fill the cup to the brink,  
And so let this health go round,  
Like sister and brother,  
we'll pledge one another,  
Our joys shall with Nectar be crowned  

Like sister, etc.    

And thus the brave Lasses,  
Did tipple up the glasses,  
Their sweet hearts being in company then  
To sweeten their wine,  
With kisses most fine,  
They showed themselves kind hearted men  

With kisses, etc.    

And being kind hearted,  
Before they departed,  
E●c● lad took his leave of his sweeting  
And promised them,  
To be merry again,  
And pointed a time for their meeting.  

And then, etc.    

Though they so merry were,  
With wine and merry cheer  
No harm was thought spoken or meant.  
The day being done,  
Each one to his home,  
Departed with love and content.  

The day being done,  
Each one to his home,  
Departed with love and content.     

Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright.