1.
Quoth John to Joan, ‘Wilt thou have me?
I prithee now, wilt, and I’ze marry with thee;
My cow, my cow, my house and rents,
Aw my lands and tenements.
Chorus:
‖: ‘Say, my Joan, :‖ will that not do?
I cannot come every day to woo.’
2.
‘I have corn and hay in the barn hard by,
And three fat hogs pent up in the sty;
I have a mare, and she’s coal black;
I ride on her tail to save her back.
Chorus
3.
‘I have a cheese upon the shelf;
I cannot eat it all myself;
I have three good marks that lie in a rag
In the nook of the chimney instead of a bag.
Chorus
4.
‘To marry I would have thy consent,
But, faith, I never could compliment;
I can say nought but “hoy, gee, ho!”,
Terms that belong to cart and plough.
Chorus