200 ONE THOUSAND FAMOUS THINGS
/ Loved a Lass, A Fair One
I LOVED a lass, a fair one9
As fair as e'er was seen ;
She was indeed a rare one,
Another Sheba Queen :
But, fool as then I was,
I thought she loved me too s
But now, alas ! she's left me,
Falero, lero, loo !
Her hair like gold did glister,
Each eye was like a star,
She did surpass her sister,
Which passed all others far ;
She would me honey call,
She'd—O she'd kiss me too !
But now, alas ! she's left me,
Falero, lero, loo !
Her cheeks were like the cherry,
Her skin was white as snow ;
When she was blithe and merry
She angel-like did show ;
Her waist exceeding small,
The fives did fit her shoe :
But now, alas ! she's left me,
Falero3 lero, loo !
In summer time or winter
She had her heart's desire ;
I still did scorn to stint her
From sugar, sack, or fire ;
The world went round about9
No cares we ever knew :
But now, alas ! she's left me,
Falero, lero, loo /
To maiden's vows and swearing
Henceforth no credit give ;
You may give them the hearing.
But never them believe ;
They are as false as fair,
Unconstant, frail, untrue :
For mine, alas ! hath left me,
Falero, lero, loo /
George Wither in the 17th Century