Then that would be an end of you,

A rea, a ria, a roses,

Then that would be an end of you,

Gentle sweet mother o' mine!

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THE PEDLAR'S SONG

Lawne as white as driven Snow,

Cypresse blacke as ere was Crow,

Cloves as sweete as Damaske Roses,

Maskes for faces, and for noses,