Lord Thomas of Winesberry
18th Century
Child Ballad 100
As I look'd over the castle wall
To see what I could see,
O what should I spy but my own father's ship
Come a sailing along the sea,
Come sailing along the sea?
O what is the matter, my daughter, Jane?
That you do look so wan?
I fear you have had some ill sickness,
Or been courting with some young man,
Or been courting with some young man.
O no! I've not had an ill sickness,
Nor been courting with any young man,
But I have been sick, and sick to my heart,
Since you've been so long at sea,
Since you've been so long at sea.
O is it any noble knight, noble knight,
Or any gentlman?
Or is it, by change, that reckish lad
That has just return'd from Spain,
That has just return'd from Spain?
O no! it is not a noble knight,
Nor any gentle man,
But I have been wooed by young William
Who is one of your serving men,
Who is one of your serving men.
If you will marry my daughter Jane,
And take her by the hand,
This day you shall sup and dine with me,
And be heir to all my land.
And be heir to all my land.
O I will marry your daughter, Jane,
And take her by the hand,
And today I will sup and dine with you,
But a fig for all your land,
But a fig for all your land.
For I have houses and I have land,
And money at my command;
And had it not been for your daughter Jane,
I was never your serving man,
I was never your serving man.
DayPoems Poem No. 2575
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