Sweet Kate, by Robert Jones
A lute ayre, sung by Josefien Stoppelelenburg with accompaniment by Joel Spears as part of their February 2013 concert on the series "Early Music at the Byron Colby Barn" in Grayslake IL. Text as follows:
Sweet Kate, of late,
Ran away and left me playning;
"Abide," I cride,
"Or I die with thy disdayning."
"Te-he-he," quoth she,
"Gladly would I see
any man to die with loving."
Never any yet
died of such a fitte;
Neither have I fear of proving!"
"Unkind! I find
Thy delight is in tormenting."
"Abide," I cride,
"Or I die with thy consenting."
"Te-he-he," quoth she,
"Make no fool of me!
Men I know have oath at pleasure;
But their hopes attain'd,
They betray they've feign'd,
and their oaths are kept at leisure."
Her words, like swords,
Cut my sorry heart in sunder:
Her flouts with doubts
Kept my heart's affections under.
"Te-he-he," quoth she,
"What a fool is he
stands in awe of once denying!"
Cause I had enough
to become more rough:
So I did. O happy trying!