KENTISH DICK; OR, THE Lusty Coach-Man of Westminster.
With an Account how he Tickled the Young Lasses, and caused their sad Lamentation.

Tune of, Let Mary live long.

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IN Westminster town,
you there may discover,
a wavering lover;
The tawny and brown,
as well as the fair,
He will commonly court,
He is right for the sport:
a Coach-man by trade,
Stout brawny young Richard,
Stout brawny young Richard,
a delicate blade.
He came out of Kent,
with delicate triming,
for pleasing young women;
He give's them content,
wherever he goes:
He'll have at them all,
Both the short and the tall,
and follows the trade:
His name is stout Richard,
His name is stout Richard,
a brawny young blade.
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He's loath to be ty'd,
to any one woman;
he love's to live common,
The name of a bride,
he cannot endure:
When he's weary of one,
To another he'll run,
now this is the trade
Of lusty stout Richard,
Of lusty stout Richard,
that dexterous blade.
He's wanton and wild,
a Stallion he passes,
and five or six lasses,
Are gotten with child
by him, as I hear;
Yet he'll marry with none,
Though they make their sad moan,
but does them degrade:
A brawny young fellow,
A brawny young fellow,
a dexterous blade.
Dear Richard, one crys,
behold my condition,
with humble submission,
And watry eyes,
your love I intreat,
Tell me, when we shall wed?
You have my maiden-head.
he does her degrade,
And swears he'll not marry,
And swears he'll not marry,
no impudent jade.
She told him again▪
when first he did use her,
he would not abuse her▪
Yet this was in vain,
like Hector he swore,
That he'd never be ty'd,
To any one bride:
thus did he degrade,
The poor loving creature,
The poor loving creature,
that once was a maid,
A horrible crime,
some says, their is seven,
and others eleven,
At this very time,
with child by this spark;
Who does waddle about,
For to find the knave out,
that does them degrade:
He crys he hath knickt it,
He crys he hath knickt it,
an impudent blade.
We [...]ll geld him says one,
of nutmegs we'll free him,
if ever we see him,
Or he'll over-run
all maids of the town:
Let's sever from him,
That unruly limb,
which did us degrade;
He is, I must tell you,
He is, I must tell you,
an impudent blade.

Printed for J. Dencon, at the Angel in G [...]lt-spur-street without Newgate.

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