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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

John, you're my husband's man
Language: English 
John, you're my husband's man, you know;
Why should you use your mistress so? 
You make me breathless; here's good gear.
What if your master now were here?
But, good John, leave off and begone,
For yet . . . you're an honest man, John. 

God's be! Dear, what do you go about?
What woman's able to hold out?
You put me to my shifts so fast
That long I fear I cannot last.
But now be quiet and begone, 
For yet . . . you are an honest man, John. 

Will you not leave? Alas, I faint.
This is enough to undo a saint. 
Your master comes; for shame, away.
What shall I do? What should I say?
Aye me, my breath and all is gone. 
And now . . . you're no honest man, John.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 17th century )  [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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "John, you're my husband's man", <<1620 [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 137

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