by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Mary Thomson
Language: English
In Amsterdam is Derbyshire Mary Thomson she did dwell, In service she long time had lived the truth to you I'll tell; Her cheeks were like the roses red, all in the month of May, Which made the wicked young man thus unto her to say: "Mary, my charming creature you 'ave me 'eart in snare, My love is such I have resolved to wed you, I declare!" Thus by his false deluding tongue Mary was led astray, And soon to be her misfortune her love did her betray. So now, you thoughtless young girls, a timely warning take. Likewise ye fair young maidens for this poor damsel's sake. And O beware of fluttering tongues, for they'll your ruin prove; And may you spend your future days in constant joy and love.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882 - 1961), "Mary Thomson", published 1913. [chorus] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-06-10
Line count: 24
Word count: 132