Bonny Kate

'Twas at New Market you shall hear
There did dwell a damsel fair
At New Market you shall hear
There did dwell a damsel fair
Some may call her Bonny Kate
Going to, coming from New Market late
Oft times a lawyer she did meet
Who enticed her with kisses sweet
Oft times a lawyer she did meet
Who enticed her with kisses sweet
He enticed her more and more
Showed her gold, showed her gold and silver store
"If you will spend the night in town
These five guineas I'll put down
If you'll spend the night in town
These five guineas I'll put down"
So she took him to the Bell
Where in service, where in service she did dwell
"And can I have a bed" said he
"For me wedded wife and me?
"Can I have a bed" said he
"For me wedded wife and me?"
"Yes indeed" the landlord said
And he did not, and he did not own his maid
"Then can I have a supper dressed
Fish and fowl of the best?
"Can I have a supper dressed
Fish and fowl of the best?
And some wine to drink awhile
For young Kate, for young Kate smoked many a mile"
So the glass went round and round
Till the score stood at one pound
So the glass went round and round
Till the score stood at one pound
That the lawyer freely paid
"Now to bed, now to bed young Kate" he said
Young Kate was hindered on before
At the top there was a door
Kate was hindered on before
At the top there was a door
Young Kate she went straight way through
And that's where she, that's where she bid him adieu
Lord how the lawyer stamped and swore
When he found he'd lost his dear
How the lawyer stamped and swore
When he found he'd lost his dear
Young Kate's heart was filled with joy
To think she'd got, to think she'd got five year old boys