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Where are you going to, my pretty maid?

HNR 608 / K 89

a
Where are you going to, my pretty maid?
I'm going a-milking, sir, she said,
Sir, she said, sir, she said,
I'm going a-milking, sir, she said.

b
May I go with you, my pretty maid?
Yo're kindly welcome, sir, she said,
Sir, she said, sir, she said,
You're kindly welcome, sir, she said.

c
Say, will you marry me, my pretty maid?
Yes, if you please, kind sir, she said,
Sir, she said, sir, she said,
Yes, if you please, kind sir, she said.

d
What is your father, my pretty maid?
My father's a farmer, sir, she said.
Sir, she said, sir, she said,
My father's a farmer, sir, she said.

e
What is your fortune, my pretty maid?
My face is my fortune, sir, she said.
Sir, she said, sir, she said,
My face is my fortune, sir, she said.

f
Then I can't marry you, my pretty maid.
Noboby asked you, sir, she said.
Sir, she said, sir, she said,
Nobody asked you, sir, she said.




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