Nursery Rhyme. CCCCLXXVI. Love And Matrimony.

    Where have you been to-day, Billy, my son?
    Where have you been to-day, my only man!
    I've been a-wooing, mother; make my bed soon,
    For I'm sick at heart, and fain would lay down.

    What have you ate to-day, Billy, my son?
    What have you ate to-day, my only man?
    I've ate an eel-pie, mother; make my bed soon,
    For I'm sick at heart, and shall die before noon!

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