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Rosemary Lane Lyrics by Anne Briggs

The Hazards of Love

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[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"
Credits
Anne Briggs

Anne Briggs

About “Rosemary Lane” by Anne Briggs

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"Rosemary Lane" appears on "The Hazards of Love".

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