“ And bring me home safe to my lovely dear.
⁠Therefore be constant, my dear lovely jewel,
For if that ye shall unto me prove untrue,
My troubled ghost shall torment you for ever
Dead or alive I will have none but you.
⁠Her lovely arms round his neck she twined,
Saying, my dear, when you are on the seas,
If that the waves unto us should prove cruel,
That we each other no more may see.
⁠No man alive shall ever enjoy me,
Soon as the tidings of death reach my ear,
Then, like a poor unfortunate lover,
Down to the grave I will go to my dear. ”

“ Jemmy, she cried, if my father should hear thee,
We shall be ruin'd, pray therefore repair,
At the sea-side I will instantly meet you,
With my two maids I will come to thee there.
Her night-gown embroider'd with gold and silver,
Carelessly round her body she throws,
With the two maidens who did attend her,
To meet her true love she instantly goes.
Close in his arms the spirit did enfold her,
Jemmy, she said, you are colder than clay;
Sure you can never be the man I admire,
Paler than death you appear unto me. ”

“ I cannot blame him because he is constant,
True love is better than silver or gold.
⁠A costly jewel she instantly gave him,
Then in her trembling hand took a knife;
One fatal stroke, before they could save her,
Quickly did put an end to her life.
⁠Great lament was made for this lady,
Jemmy on board the ship he did steer,
Unto old England he homeward came sailing,
With a longing desire to meet with his dear.
⁠But when her father heard he was returning,
He wrote a letter to the boatswain, his friend,
Saying, a handsome reward I will give you,
If you the life of young Jemmy will end. ”