Anonymous

“ The flowers that's a blooming will instant decay,
Since Jeany's no longer the Queen of the May.
Believe me dear madam, your shepherd you wrong,
Your name is for ever the theme of my song,
From the dew of pale eve to the dawn of the day,
I'll sing but of Jeany my Queen of the May.
Come all you young lovers, I pray you draw near,
Avoid all suspicions whate'er doth appear,
O trust not your eyes, lest your peace they betray,
So come my dear Jockey and hail the new May. ”

“ For tho' I should view all the nymphs of the plain,
I find that my labour doth prove but in vain;
No beauty like Peggy among them I see,
Or if there be any, what are they to me?
For certain I love her, and never can change,
Nor set my affections on one that is strange;
For person and features, there's none can compare,
Diana, I'm sure, she was never more fair. ”

“ Here's a health to the bonny lass with the green garter.
O says Miss Molly, it's me he does admire,
No says Miss Jeany, I'll make you a liar;
So stretching their legs all out in due order,
There was green garters fix'd under each border. ”