Dulcibella

Dulcibella, whene'er I sue for a kiss,

Refusing the bliss,

Cries no, no, no,

Leave me, Alexis, ah! what would you do?

When I tell her I'll go,

Still she cries no, no, no,

My Alexis, no, ah! tell me not so.

Tell me, fair one, tell me why,

Why so coming, why so shy?

Why so kind, and why so coy?

Tell me, fair one, tell me why,

You'll let me neither fight nor fly;

Tell me, fair one, tell me why,

You'll neither let me live nor die.