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11Come live with me and be my Love,Come live with me and be my Love,
22And we will all the pleasures proveAnd we will all the pleasures prove
33That hills and valleys, dale and field,That hills and valleys, dales and field,
44And all the craggy mountains yield.Or woods or steepy mountain yields.
55
66There will we sit upon the rocksAnd we will sit upon the rocks
77And see the shepherds feed their flocks,And see the shepherds feed their flocks,
88By shallow rivers, to whose fallsBy shallow rivers, to whose falls
99Melodious birds sing madrigals.Melodious birds sing madrigals.
1010
1111There will I make thee beds of rosesAnd I will make thee beds of roses
1212And a thousand fragrant posies,And a thousand fragrant posies,
1313A cap of flowers, and a kirtleA cap of flowers, and a kirtle
1414Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle.Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle.
1515
1616A gown made of the finest woolA gown made of the finest wool,
1717Which from our pretty lambs we pull,Which from our pretty lambs we pull,
1818Fair linèd slippers for the cold,Fair linèd slippers for the cold,
1919With buckles of the purest gold.With buckles of the purest gold.
2020
2121A belt of straw and ivy budsA belt of straw and ivy buds
2222With coral clasps and amber studs:With coral clasps and amber studs:
2323And if these pleasures may thee move,And if these pleasures may thee move,
2424Come live with me and be my Love.Come live with me and be my Love.
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2626Thy silver dishes for thy meatThe silver dishes for thy meat
2727As precious as the gods do eat,As precious as the gods do eat,
2828Shall on an ivory table beShall on an ivory table be
2929Prepared each day for thee and me.Prepared each day for thee and me.
3030
3131The shepherd swains shall dance and singThe shepherd swains shall dance and sing
3232For thy delight each May-morning:For thy delight each May-morning:
3333If these delights thy mind may move,If these delights thy mind may move,
3434Then live with me and be my Love.Then live with me and be my Love.

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