No 48 the Lover’s Tasks
C.J.S.
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( antienne anthem )
1
He: O buy me, my Lady, a cambric shirt
Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine
And stitch it without any needle work
And thou shalt be a true lover of mine.
2
O thou must wash it in yonder well,
Whilst every grove &c.
Where never a drop of water in fell,
And thou shalt &c.
3
And thou must bleach it on yonder grass,
Whilst every grove &c.
Where never a foot or hoof did pass.
And thou shalt &c.
4
And thou must hang it upon a white thorn,
Whilst every grove &c.
That never blossom’d since Adam was born
And thou shalt &c.
5
And when these works are finished and done
Whilst every grove &c.
I’ll take and marry thee under the sun.
And thou shalt &c.
613
She: Thou must buy for me an acre of land,
Whilst every grove &c.
Between the salt sea and the yellow sand
And thou shalt &c.
7
Thou must plough it o’er with a horses horn
Whilst every grove &c.
And sow it over with a pepper corn,
And thou shalt &c.
8
Thou must reap it, too, with a piece of leather,
Whilst every grove &c.
And bind it up with a peacock’s feather,
And thou shalt &c.
9
Thou must take it up in a bottomless sack,
Whilst every grove &c.
And bear it to the mill on a butterfly’s back.
And thou shalt &c.
10
And when these works are finished and done
Whilst every grove &c.
I’ll take and marry thee under the sun.
And thou shalt &c.