A Maiden Did A-Bathing Go-Ed McCurdy

[ti:A Maiden Did A-Bathing Go] [ar:Ed McCurdy] [al:When Dalliance Was In Flower] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Maiden Did A-Bathing Go - Ed McCurdy [00:04.49]The four and twentieth day of May [00:07.10]Of all days in the year sir [00:10.46]A virgin lady fresh and gay [00:12.97]Did privately appear sir [00:16.16]Hard by a riverside got she [00:18.71]And did sing loud the rather [00:21.93]For she was sure she was secure [00:24.09]And had intent to bath her [00:27.34] [00:30.59]With glittering glancing jealous eyes [00:32.88]She shyly looks about sir [00:35.91]To see if any lurking spies were hid [00:38.94]To find her out sir [00:41.34]And being well resolved [00:43.18]That none could see her nakedness sir [00:46.80]She pulled her robes off one by one [00:49.26]And did herself undress sir [00:52.06] [00:55.39]Into a fluent stream she leapt [00:57.72]She looked like Venus' glass sir [01:00.22] [01:00.76]The fishes from all quarters [01:02.35]Crept to see so fair a lass sir [01:06.04]Each fish did wish himself a man [01:08.32]About her all were drawn sir [01:11.21]And at the sight of her began to [01:13.57]Spread about their spawn sir [01:16.33] [01:20.01]A lad that long her love had been [01:22.12]And could obtain no grace sir [01:25.36]For all her prying lay unseen [01:27.66]Hid in a secret place sir [01:30.18] [01:30.71]Who had often been repulsed [01:32.21] [01:32.87]When he had come to woo her [01:35.74]Pulled off his clothes and furiously [01:38.22]Did run and leap into her [01:40.88] [01:44.42]She squeaked she cried and down she dived [01:46.87]He brought her up again sir [01:49.87]He brought her all up upon the shore [01:52.18]And then and then and then sir [01:55.56]As Adam did old Eve enjoy [01:57.96]You may guess what I mean sir [02:00.79]Because she all uncovered lay [02:03.35]He covered her again sir [02:06.35] [02:09.64]With watered eyes she pants and cries [02:11.96]I'm utterly undone sir [02:14.75]If you will not be wed to me [02:17.02]By the next morning sun sir [02:19.85]He answered her [02:20.84]He would not stir out of her sight till then sir [02:24.92]We'll both clasp hands in wedlock bands [02:27.76] [02:28.38]Marry and to it again sir