No. 31 Quaker Courtship
In this piece, two children (in costume or otherwise) impersonate a Quaker paying his addresses to a young lady of the world.
“Madam, I am come a-courting—
Hum, hum, heigho hum!
’Tis for pleasure, not for sporting—
Hum, hum, heigho hum!”
“Sir, it suits me to retire,
Teedle link tum, teedle tum a tee;
You may sit and court the fire,
Teedle link tum, teedle tum a tee.”
“Madam, here’s a ring worth forty shilling,
Thou may’st have it if thou art willing.”
“What care I for rings or money?
I’ll have a man who will call me honey.”
“Madam, thou art tall and slender;
Madam, I know thy heart is tender.”
“Sir, I see you are a flatterer,
And I never loved a Quaker.”
“Must I give up my religion?
Must I be a Presbyterian?”
“Cheer up, cheer up, loving brother,
If you can’t catch one fish, catch another.”
Hartford, Conn.