“I beant engaged to narra young man,

I solemnly declare;

I aims to live a may-den,

And still the lau-rel wear.”

Zays I, “My stars and gar-ters!

This here’s a pretty go,

Vor a vine young mayd as never wos

To sar’ all mankind zo.”

But the t’other young may-den looked sly at me,

And vrom her zeat she risn,