I Wish the Wars Were All Over

A New Sea Song. I wish The Wars Were All Over

Down in the meadow, the violets so blue,
There I saw pretty Polly milking her cow,
The song that she sung made all the grove ring,
My Billy is gone and left me to serve the King
And I wish the wars were all over
I stept up to her and made her this reply
And said to my dear Polly what makes you to cry
By Billy is gone from me whom I love so dear,
The Americans will kill him so great is my fear
And I wish, &c.
I said my dear Polly can you fancy me,
I’ll make you as happy as happy can be,
No, no, Sir said she that never can be
I ne’er shall be happy till my Billy I see.
And I wish, &c.
I still amazed to hear what she said,
The small birds a singing on every tree,
The notes that she sung where nightingales notes–
How the lark and the Linnets warble their throats.
And I wish &c.
I now for my parents no longer can stay,
To seek for my Billy I’ll hast away,
To see if my Billy will make me his wife–
Free for his sake I’ll venture my life–
And I wish &c.
I now to some sailor I’ll hast and away,
To rig myself out in some young mans array
Like a bold fellow so neat and so trim,
So free for his sake I’ll go serve the King
And I wish the wars were all over

Finis

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BBO Roud Number: 2036

ECCO Gale Document Number: CW3316007351

ECCO Gale Document Number: CW3310190029

ECCO Gale Document Number: CW3310840542

ECCO Gale Document Number: CW3310086018

ESTC Citation Number: T1963311