Five Songs ("Louden bonny Woods")/Youghal Harbour

It’s being on my rambles one ſummer’s morning
early as the day was dawning.
And Sol appear’d in his pomp and glory,
I took my through a pleaſant lawn,
The pinks and roſes were ſweetly blowing,
and linnets warbling in each ſhade,
I being alarmed by a killing charmer
near Youghal Harbour I met this maid.

Her aſpect pleaſing, her ſmiles engaging,
I thought ſhe really would attract my mind.
As I view’d each feature, I thought on the fair,
That in Rathangan I had left behind:
Her glancing eyes being moſt ſurpriſing,
Oh! I think young man I ſaw you before.

Here in your abſence in grief I languiſh,
My dear you’re welcome to me once more.

You know kind ſir, that you once deceived,
When of me you had got you will,
You’re now returned, I will ceaſe to mourn,
Your promiſe now you do fulfill:
And a darling boy for you I’m rearing‘
As in your travels you have ſeen,
So if you agree and come home with me,
We’ll all live happy at Copperquin.

Oh! no fair maiden, I muſt tell you plainly,
Here to remain I will not agree,
It was your parents they did disdain me,
Which made me ſir? quite this country,
Do you remember that day we ſported,
By yon ſhady arbour on a pleaſant green,
It was there you told me I ſhould get your portion
and a handſome farm near Copperquin.

But when your father would not receive me,
It is to Leinſter I did repair,
And then I fell a courting a fair one,
In ſweet Rathangan night to Kildare:
It is to her I’ll go and leave off rovin
As her favours I’m in hopes to win,
And ever more I will adore her,
So farewell Nancy of Copperquin.