Went two miles from the town, and go to bed we hear.
Then when the morning came, by breaking of the day,
He had some corn to grind, he could no longer stay;
My business is in haste, which I to thee do tell;
So took a gentle kiss, and bid his love farewell.
Now, when he was come home, and at his business there,
His master’s sister came, who was his former dear;
Betty, he said, I’m wed, certainly I protest;
Then she smile’d in his face, Sure you do but jest.
Then within few days space, his wife unto him went,