The Nobleman's Daughter

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'Tis of a Nobleman's daughter

Most beautiful comely and fair

Her father possessed of great fortune

Of thirty-five thousand a year

He had but one only daughter

Caroline was her name I've been told

One day from her drawing room window

She admired a young sailor bold

His cheeks were like two roses

His hair was black as jet

Young Caroline watched his departure

Walked round and young

William she met She says -

I'm a Nobleman's daughter

Possessed often thousands in gold

I'll forsake both my father and mother

And wed with you young sailor bold

Says William- Young lady remember

Your parents you're bound for to mind

For in sailors there is no dependence

When their true love is left far behind

Be advised and stay home with your parents

And do by them as you are told

And never let no one persuade you

To wed with a young sailor bold

She says - There's no one shall persuade me

One moment to alter my mind

I'll ship and proceed with my true love

He never shall leave me behind

She dressed like a gallant young sailor

Forsook both her parents and gold

Two years and a half on the ocean

She ploughed with her young sailor bold

Three times with her love she was shipwrecked

And always proved constant and true

Her duty she did like a sailor

Went aloft in her jacket so blue

Her father long wept and lamented

From his eyes tears in torrents long rolled

Till at length they arrived safe in England

Caroline and her young sailor bold

Caroline went straightway to her father

In her trousers and jacket so blue

Her father he instantly fainted

When first she appeared to his view

She cries - Dearest father forgive me

And forever deprive me of gold

Grant me one request I'm contented

To wed with my young sailor bold

Her father admired young William

And vowed that in sweet unity

If life did them spare till the morning T

ogether they married should be T

hey were married and Caroline's portion

Was ten hundred thousand in gold

So now they live happy and cheerful

Caroline and her young sailor bold

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