away to the May-pole Come Lasses and Lads, get leave of your Dads, Get leave of your Dads And away to the May-pole hey: A minstrel standing by For every he
Has got him a she,
with a minstrel standing by. Willy has gotten his Jill | For Willy has gotten his Jill, | | And Johnny has got his Jone, | | To jigg it, jigg it, jigg it, jigg it, | | Jigg it up and down. | Dancing Jigg it up | "Strike up," says Watt; "Agreed," says Kate, | | "And I prithee, Fiddler, play;" | | "Content," says Hodge, and so says Madge, | | For this is a Holiday! | | Then every man did put his hat off to his lass, | | And every girl did curchy, curchy, curchy on the grass. | Every girl did curchy, curchy | "Begin," says Hall; "Ay, ay," says Mall, | | "We'll lead up Packington's pound:" | | "No, no," says Noll, and so says Doll, | | "We'll first have Sellenger's round." | | Then every man began to foot it round about, | | And every girl did jet it, | | Jet it, jet it in and out. | Every girl did jet it The Fiddler | "You're out," says Dick; "Not I," says Nick. | | "The Fiddler played it false;" | | "'Tis true," says Hugh, and so says Sue, | | And so says nimble Alice. | Play the tune again | The Fiddler then began to play the tune again, | | And every girl did trip it, | | Trip it, trip it to the men. | They went to a bower Toasting | Then after an hour, they went to a bower, | | And played for ale and cakes, | | And kisses too—until they were due the lasses held the stakes. | Ale and cakes Lasses held the stakes Take their kisses back | The girls did then begin to quarrel with the men, | | And bid them take their kisses back, and give them their own again, | | And bid them take their kisses back and give them their own again. | Playing a game Played the whole day | Now there they did stay the whole of the day, | | And tired the Fiddler quite, | | With singing and playing, without any paying, | | From morning until night. | Singing and playing From morning til night | They told the Fiddler then, they'd pay him for his play, | | And each a 2-pence, 2-pence, 2-pence, gave him and went away. | Each gave a 2-pence | "Good-night," says Harry; "Good-night," says Mary; | | "Good-night," says Dolly to John; | | "Good-night," says Sue, to her sweetheart Hugh, | | "Good night," says everyone. | Good night, good night | Some walked and some did run, Some loitered on the way, | | And bound themselves, by kisses twelve, To meet the next Holiday, | | And bound themselves, by kisses twelve, To meet the next Holiday. | Some loitered Tired and weary
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