At length she sent Word by a Trumpet,

At length she sent Word by a Trumpet,

That if I lik'd the Life,

She would be my Wife,

But she would be no Man's Strumpet.

I told her that Mars wou'd ne'er Marry,

I told her that Mars wou'd ne'er Marry;

I swore by my Scars,

Got in Combates and Wars,

That I'd rather dig Stones in a Quarry.