No 73 on a May Morning So Early
C.J.S.
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As I walked out one May morning,
One May morning so early;
I there espied a fair pretty maid,
All on the dew so pearly.
O! ’twas sweet, sweet spring,
Merry birds did sing,
All in the morning early.
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Stay, fair one, stay! Thus did I say,
On a May morning so early;
My tale of love, your heart will move,
All on the dew so pearly.
O! ’tis sweet, sweet spring,
Merry birds do sing,
All in the morning early.
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No tales for me, Kind sir, said she
On a May morning so early;
My swain is true, I don’t want two
All on the dew so pearly.
O! ’twas sweet, sweet spring,
Merry birds did sing,
All in the morning early.
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With lightsome tread, away she sped,
This May morning so early;
To meet her lad, and left me sad,
All on the dew so pearly.
O! ’twas sweet, sweet spring,
Merry birds did sing,
All in the morning early.