Classic Poem

" O madam, I will give to thee a new silk gown "
With five and thirty flounces a-bobbing to the ground
If you'll be my bride, my joy and my dear,
If you'll go a-walking with me anywhere."

" Indeed I won't accept of your new silken gown
With five and thirty flounces a-bobbing to the ground;
I won't be your bride, your joy or your dear,
I won't go a-walking with you anywhere."

" Old man Jan, what can the matter be?
You see I love the lady and she won't love me.
She won't be my bride, my joy nor my dear,
She won't go walking with me anywhere."

" You court her, court her, master, you court her, never fear,
For she'll be your bride, your joy and your dear.
Yes, she will be your bride, your joy and your dear
And she'll go walking with you anywhere."

" O madam, I will give to you a cushion full of pins
For you to pin up your baby's mu-se-lins.
If you'll be my bride, my joy and my dear,
If you'll go a-walking with me anywhere."

" Indeed I won't accept of your cushion full of pins
For to pin up my baby's mu-se-lins.
I won't be your bride, your joy or your dear,
I won't go a-walking with you anywhere."

" Old man Jan, what can the matter be?
You see I love the lady and she won't love me.
She won't be my bride, my joy and my dear,
She won't go a-walking with me anywhere."

" You court her, court her, master, you court her, never fear,
For she'll be your bride, your joy and your dear.
Yes, she will be your bride, your joy and your dear
And she'll go a-walking with you anywhere."

" O madam, I will give to you a little greyhound,
If every hair upon its back is worth a thousand pound,
If you will be my bride, my joy and my dear,
If you will go a-walking with me anywhere."

" Indeed, I won't accept of your little greyhound,
If every hair upon its back is worth a thousand pound,
I won't be your bride, your joy or your dear,
I won't go a-walking with you anywhere."

" O madam, I will give to you a little set of bells
For to call up your servants where you are not well,
If you will be my bride, my joy and my dear,
If you will go a-walking with me anywhere."

" Indeed, I won't accept your little set of bells
For to call up my servants when I am not well.
I won't be your bride, your joy or your dear,
I won't go a-walking with you anywhere."

" Old man Jan, what can the matter be?
You see I love the lady and she won't love me.
She won't be my bride, my joy and my dear,
She won't go a-walking with me anywhere."

" You court her, court her, master, you court her without fear,
For she'll be your bride, your joy and your dear.
Yes, she will be your bride, your joy and your dear,
And she'll go a-walking with you anywhere."

" O madam, I will give to you the keys of my heart
For to lock it up for ever and never more to part,
If you will be my bride, my joy and my dear,
If you will go a-walking with me anywhere."

" Indeed, I will accept of you the keys of your heart,
I'll lock it up for ever and never more to part.
And I will be your bride, your joy and your dear,
And I will go a-walking with you anywhere."