Female Tar.

J. Pitts, Printer, & Wholesale Toy Warehouse 6 Great st, Andrew street 7 Dials.

Come all you blooming damsels & listen to my song
And all you pretty maidens that know what to love belong,
It is of pretty Sally I unto you shall name,
That for the sake of her true love Jemmy did plow the raging main,
Young Jemmy was a Waterman at Wapping he did ply
Pretty Sally loved him dearly and lived hard by,
And oft abroad in boat or skift where silver streams did flow,
This loving pair to take the air together they would go
Like a pair of turtle doves this young couple did agree
And vow’d to each other true and constant for to be,
But at length young Sally’s father the same came to know,
I’ll part you both he then did say Jemmy to sea shall go.
Dear honoured father the young damsel then did say,
Pray don’t be cruel as to force my love away,
For my Jemmy’s my delight we have vow’d ne’er to part,
Whilst life remain no other swain shall ever gain my heart,
Then seventeen miles from London Sally was sent away
Unto a rich old uncle guarded both night and day,
While her father cruel hearted had Jemmy sent to sea
In hopes that he might neer return his son in law to be,
Thus those two lovers were forced to part,
Which grieved pretty Sally quite sorely the heart,
But fortune did befriend this pretty maiden fair,
And soon she did follow her true love that she did love so dear,
Twas early in the morning just as day light did appear,
Pretty Sally from her uncle’s house got both safe and clear,
Drest in man’s apparel to London came straightway,
And soon she found that Jemmy’s ship in Sheerness lay
With jacket blue and heart true trowsers so neat and white,
Pretty Sally ty’d back her hair and follow d her love outright.
And when she came unto the ship that Jemmy he was in,
Straightway she enter’d on board and sail’d along with him
Scarcely days more than eight or nine had they sail’d on the sea,
When a French ship they spy’d sailing with a stiff breeze
All hands were called then to pursue the enemy,
No sooner we came up with them but a shot we let fly
Four hours and some minutes these two ships did engage
At length their colours down did fall and yield to Britons brave,
But altho’ the battle was so fierce and hot,
Pretty sally well escap’d the fire and shot,
Our ship she did return with her prize to England’s shore.
Young sally she made herself known to Jemmy she ador’d,
While Jemmy gaz’d upon her he unto her did say,
Now I’ll make you my lawful bride without any more delay.
Then these two loyal lovers to church went hand in hand,
And a number of the ship’s company which made a jovial band
The first lieutenant also who gave the bride away,
While bells in steeples they did ring and music sweet did play.

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BBO Roud Number: V1277

ESTC Citation Number: T197357