Bonny Kate

Lyrics

'Twas at Newmarket you shall hear There did dwell a damsel fair At Newmarket you shall hear There did dwell a damsel fair Some did call her Bonny Kate Going to Coming from Newmarket late Oft times a lawyer she did meet Who enticed her with kisses sweet Oft a lawyer she did meet Who enticed her with kisses sweet He enticed her more and more Showed her gold Showed her gold and silver store If you will spend the night in town These five guineas I'll put down If you'll spend the night in town These five guineas I'll put down So she took him to The Bell Where in service Where in service she did dwell "And can I have a bed?" said he "For my wedded wife and me" "Can I have a bed?" said he "For my wedded wife and me" "Yes, indeed," the landlord said And he did not And he did not own his maid "And can I have a supper dressed Fish and fowl of the best? Can I have a supper dressed Fish and fowl of the best? And some wine to drink a while For young Kate For young Kate's walked many a mile" So the glass went round and round Till the score stood at one pound So the glass went round and round Till the score stood at one pound That the lawyer freely paid "Now to bed Now to bed, young Kate" he said Young Kate was handed on before At the top there was a door Kate was handed on before At the top there was a door Young Kate she went straight way through And that's where she That's where she bid him adieu Lord, how the lawyer stamped and swore When he found he'd lost his dear How the lawyer stamped and swore When he found he'd lost his dear Young Kate's heart was filled with joy To think she'd got To think she'd got five yellow boys