Rosemary Lane

[Verse 1]
I lived in service in Rosemary Lane
I kept the good will of my master and dame
'Til a sailor came there one night for to lay
And that was the beginning of my misery

[Verse 2]
He called for a candle to light him to bed
And likewise, a silk handkerchief to tie up his head
To tie up his head was useful to do
Says he, "Pretty Polly, won't you come to bed too?"

[Verse 3]
This girl being young and foolish, she thought it no harm
To jump into bed to keep herself warm
But what was done next, I'll never dеclare
But I wish that short night had been seven long yеars

[Verse 4]
It was early next morning the sailor arose
And into her lap, he threw handfuls of gold
Saying, "This I will give, and more I will, too
If you'll be my Polly wherever I go"

[Verse 5]
"And when your baby is born, you put it to nurse
And sit like a lady with gold in your purse
With gold in your purse and milk in your breast"
Saying, "That's what you got from your sailor in the west"

[Verse 6]
And if it's a boy, he shall fight for his king
And if it's a girl, she shall wear the gold ring
She shall wear the gold ring and her topknot shall fall
Saying, "That's what you got by your sailor true blue"