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w:One Sun-day morn as I’-ve heard say, Young 
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w:Her-chard he moun-ted his Dob -bin grey, And 
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w:ov-er the hills he road a-main, A-
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w:cour-ting the Par-son’s daugh -ter, Jane. Wi‘ me 
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w:dum-ble-dum dol-ly-kin dum-bled-um day.
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W:One Sunday morn as I’ve heard say,
W:Young Herchard he mounted his Dobbin grey,
W:And over the hills he road amain,
W:A-courting the Parson’s daughter, Jane.
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W:Wi‘ me dumbledum dollykin dumbledum day.
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W:Young Herchard had on his Sunday clo’es,
W:His buckskin britches and silken hose;
W:A brand new hat upon his head,
W:As were bedecked with ribbon so red.
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W:Young Herchard he rode without any fear,
W:Till he came to the wome of his own sweet dear,
W:He ups to the door, says “Hallo, hallo!
W:Be the folks at home, say eez or no?”
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W:The servants they quickly let Dick in,
W:So that his courtin’ might begin.
W:And when he comes into the hall
W:He loudly for Miss Jane doth ball.
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W:Miss Jane comes down without delay
W:To see what Dickie had got for to say.
W:He says, “I suppose ye do know, Miss Jean,
W:As I be Herchard of Taunton Dean.
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W:“I’m an honest lad, though I be poor,
W:And I never were in love afore,
W:But Feyther, ‘e sent I out for to woo,
W:And I don’t fancy no-one but you.”
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W:“If I consent to be your bride,
W:Pray how for me will you provide?”
W:“I’ll give ‘e all I can, I’m sure,
W:And what can young lad do for ‘e more?
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W:For I can reap and I can sow,
W:And I can plough and I can hoe,
W:And I go to market with Father’s hay,
W:And I earns me ninepence every day.”
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W:“Nine pence a day will never do,
W:For I shall want silk and satins too;
W:‘Twill ne’er be enough for you and I.”
W:“Ah come,” says Herchard, “Us can but try.
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W:“For I’ve a pig poked up in a sty,
W:As’ll come to us when Granny do die,
W:And if you consent for to marry me now,
W:Why, Feyther will give us his fine fat sow.”
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W:Dick’s compliments were so polite,
W:He’d won Miss Jane afore it were night,
W:And when her’d got no more for to say,
W:Why, he gi’ed her a kiss and her comes away.

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