Classic Poem

Prithee , pretty maiden — prithee tell me true,
(Hey but I'm doleful, willow willow waly!)
Have you e'er a lover a-dangling after you?
Hey willow waly O!
I would fain discover
If you have a lover?
Hey willow waly O!

Patience.

Gentle sir, my heart is frolicsome and free —
(Hey but he's doleful, willow willow waly!)
Nobody I care for comes a-courting me —
Hey willow waly O!
Nobody I care for
Comes a-courting — therefore,
Hey willow waly O!

Grosvenor.

Prithee, pretty maiden, will you marry me?
(Hey but I'm hopeful, willow willow waly!)
I may say at once, I'm a man of propertee —
Hey willow waly O!
Money, I despise it,
But many people prize it,
Hey willow waly O!

Patience.

Gentle sir, although to marry I design —
(Hey but he's hopeful, willow willow waly!)
As yet I do not know you, and so I must decline,
Hey willow waly O!
To other maidens go you —
As yet I do not know you,
Hey willow waly O!