Tall young men, though half unwilling to accept the offer'd
shilling.
Left their wives and little children, and enlisted in the line.
Wot ye well that there was grieving when those tall young men
were leaving;
Wot ye well that there was business being done in locks of
hair;
Wot ye well that rings were broken, and presented as a token,
By the noblest of the noble to the fairest of the fair.
Said a soldier, on the shady side of forty, to a lady