Shepherd.—I smiled to mark his footsteps on the brinks.
Both.—Cruel deceiver he/she! shameless intriguer she/he!
Shepherdess.—’Twas she who lured him o’er the cruel ledge.
Shepherd.—’Twas he who basely dragged her to the edge.
Both.—Oh! faithless he/she! oh! monstrous traitor she/he!
Shepherdess.—Her fate no tongue shall mourn, no eye shall weep; Shepherd.—His doom was all deserved upon the steep.
Both.—Oh! hapless he/she! oh! wicked wicked she/he!
Shepherdess.—Take warning, Shepherd; trust no faithless Jill.
Shepherd.—Nor you, fair nymph, with Jack e’er climb a hill.
Both.—Oh, woe is me! and woe, oh woe is thee!