"Girls just want to have fun" is an ancient cry it seems...I found these rather saucy words (by Anon) in an old book, and I really admired their poetic splendour: reminiscent of the Song of Solomon...
lyrics
Oh the sweet dreams of Nancy
They divide in two parts.
Where the young men in dancing
Do meet their sweethearts
And drinking strong liquor
Well it makes my heart sing
And the sound of the viol
Well it makes my heart ring.
On yonder tall mountain
A castle does stand
And it's built of white ivory
All above the black sand.
All of ivory builded
And with diamonds so bright
And with gold it is gilded
And it shines in the night.
On younger high moorland
The wildfowl do fly
And one fair song them
Soars than others more high.
Well if I had my true love
Near the diamonds black sands
How soon I would tame him
With the sleight of my hand.
credits
from Book Two,
released July 24, 2023
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