Then so eager he came for to fasten,
He staid not to fasten his hose,
A fat bellied ruddy fac'd parson,
That brandy had painted his nose.
But before (he) the couple did fasten
He look'd all around on the men,
My fee's half a crown, says the parson,—
I freely will give it, says Ben:
Then Hymen he presently follow'd
And the happy knot being ty'd