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by Marjory Fleming (1803 - 1811)

On Jessy Watsons elopement
Language: English 
Run off is Jessy Watson fair
Her eyes do sparkel, she's good hair
But Mrs. Leath you now shal be
Now and for all Eternity
Such merry spirits I do hate
But now it's over and to late
For to retract such vows you cant
And you must now love your galant
But I am sure you will repent
And your poor heart will then relent
Your poor poor father will repine
And so would I if you were mine
But now be good for this time past
And let this folly be your last

Text Authorship:

  • by Marjory Fleming (1803 - 1811) [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 Richard Rodney Bennett (1936 - 2012), "On Jessy Watsons elopement", 1969, from A Garland for Marjory Fleming, no. 3. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Carol Rasmussen

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 95

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