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The Trooper There was an old woman lived under a hill.Lolly, lolly, lolly, lo.She had good beer and ale for to sell.Lolly, lo, lolly, lo, lolly, lolly, lolly, lo. She had a daughter, her name was "Siss." She kept her at home for to welcome her guest. There came a trooper riding by.He called for drink so plentifully. When one pot was out he called for another. He kissed the daughter before the mother. When night came on, to bed they went. It was with the mother's own consent. Quoth she, "What is this so stiff and warm?" " 'Tis Ball, my nag, he will do you no harm." "But what is this hangs under his chin?" " 'Tis the bag he puts his provender in." Quoth he, "What is this?" Quoth she, " 'Tis a well -Where Ball, your nag, can drink his fill." "But what if my nag should chance to slip in?" "Catch hold of the grass that grows on the brim!" "But what if the grass should chance to fail?" "Shove him in by the head, pull him out by the tail!"
There was an old woman lived under a hill.Lolly, lolly, lolly, lo.She had good beer and ale for to sell.Lolly, lo, lolly, lo, lolly, lolly, lolly, lo.
She had a daughter, her name was "Siss." She kept her at home for to welcome her guest.
There came a trooper riding by.He called for drink so plentifully.
When one pot was out he called for another. He kissed the daughter before the mother.
When night came on, to bed they went. It was with the mother's own consent.
Quoth she, "What is this so stiff and warm?" " 'Tis Ball, my nag, he will do you no harm."
"But what is this hangs under his chin?" " 'Tis the bag he puts his provender in."
Quoth he, "What is this?" Quoth she, " 'Tis a well -Where Ball, your nag, can drink his fill."
"But what if my nag should chance to slip in?" "Catch hold of the grass that grows on the brim!"
"But what if the grass should chance to fail?" "Shove him in by the head, pull him out by the tail!"
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