L. 273.
Clo. Come on, lay it by: and let's first see more ballads....
Aut. Here's another ballad, of a fish, that ... sung this ballad against the hard hearts of maids: ... the ballad is very pitiful, and as true.
L. 285.
Clo. Lay it by too: another.
Aut. This is a merry ballad, but a very pretty one.
Mop. Let's have some merry ones.
Aut. Why, this is a passing merry one, and goes to the tune of "Two maids wooing a man," there's scarce a maid westward but she sings it: 'tis in request, I can tell you.
Mop. We can both sing it: if thou'lt bear a part [i.e., Autolycus], thou shalt hear; 'tis in three parts.