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.
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