'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.

'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.

The next way home's the farthest way about.

The next way home's the farthest way about.

'Tis neither here nor there.

'Tis neither here nor there.

Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.

Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.

A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.

A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.

Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.

Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.

Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth.

Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth.

If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.

If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.

The Law is not the same at morning and at night.

The Law is not the same at morning and at night.