A Pleasant new Song Betwixt a sailor and his LOVE.  
To the tune of, Dulcina.  

 
 

WHat doth ail my Love so sadly  
in such heavy dumps to stand;  
Doth she grieve or take unkindly  
that I am so nigh at hand?  
Or doth she vow  
She will not know,  
Nor speak to me when I do come?  
If that be so  
Away I'll go.  

First kiss and bid me welcome home.    

Had I ever thee forsaken,  
putting thee out of my mind,  
Than thou might'st have justly spoken  
that I to thee was unkind,  
Or should I take  
Some other Mate,  
Then mightst thou have a cause to mourn,  
But let me die  
Before that I  

Do so then bid, &c.    

Sooner shall the grass leave growing,  
from the Hare the Hound shall run,  
Husbandmen shall leave their sowing,  
floods shall run the Land upon,  
The Fish shall fly  
The Sea run dry,  
The Birds shall sing no more but mourn,  
Ere I of thee  
Unmindful be,  

Then kiss, etc▪    

Smile on me be not offende●,  
pardon grant for my amiss,  
Let thy favour so befriend me.  
as to seal it with a kiss,  
To me I swear  
Thou art so dear,  
That for thy sake I'll fancy none,  
Then do not frown,  
But sit thee down,  

Sweet kiss, &c.    

It thou hadst proved chaste Diana  
since from thee I did depart,  
I have as constant been to thee▪  
for on thee fixed was my heart.  
No not for she,  
Jupiter see,  
Diana in her Tower alone  
Should me entice  
No, I'll be nice,  

Then kiss, &c.    

No nor Venus Cupid's Mother,  
nor the fairest wife of Jove  
Should Lucretia or some other,  
seek by gifts to win my love,  
Should Helen fair  
To me compare,  
And unto me for love make moan,  
Yet none of those  
My mind shall please,  

Then kiss and bid me we●come home.    
 
 

FRom thy sight though I were banished,  
yet I always was to thee,  
Far more kind than Ulysses  
to his chaste Penelope,  
For why away  
He once did stay,  
Ten years and left her all alone,  
But I from thee  
Have not been three,  

Sweet kiss and bid me welcome home.    

Come sweetheart and sit down by me,  
and let thy lap my pillow be,  
While sweet sleep my mind beguileth,  
all my dreams shall be on thee,  
I pray thee stay,  
Steal not away,  
Let Lullaby be all thy Song,  
With kisses sweet  
Lull me asleep,  

Sweet kiss, &c.     

The woman's Answer.  

I Have been sad to see how from me  
thou so long from me did stay,  
Yet now I more rejoice to see thee  
happily arrived this way.  
Thou from our shore  
Shalt go no more  
To wander thus abroad alone,  
But thou shalt stay,  
With me always,  

And her's my hand thou'rt welcome home,    

I have proved Diana to thee  
since from me thou wentest away,  
I have Suitors well nigh twenty,  
and much ado I had to stay,  
But I denied  
When they replied,  
And sent them all away with scorn,  
For I had sworn  
To live forlorn,  

until that I see thee come home.    

Seeing thou art home returned,  
thou shalt not go home in haste.  
But lovingly come sit down by me,  
let my arms embrace thy wast.  
Farewell annoy,  
Welcome my joy,  
Now lullaby shall be thy song,  
For now my heart  
Sings loath to part,  

Then kiss, &c.    

Since sweet heart thou dost befriend me  
thus to take me to thy love  
Never more will I offend thee  
but will ever constant prove.  
Thou hast my heart,  
Not to depart,  
But ever constant to remain,  
And thou art mine  
And I am thine,  

Then let us kiss and Welcome home.     
FINIS.   

Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and William Gilbertson,