William of the Ferry.Near Clyde’s gay stream there lived a maid,Whose mind was chaste and pure;Content she lived in humble life,Beloved by all who knew her;Protected ’neath her parents’ roof,Her time pass’d on quite merry;She loved and was beloved again,By William of the Ferry.From morning’s dawn till set of sun,Would William labor hard;And then at evening’s glad return,He gain’d a sweet reward.With heart so light, unto her cot,He tripp’d so light and merry;All daily toils were soon forgotBy William of the Ferry.With joy their parents gave consent,And fix’d their bridal day:Ere it arrived, the press-gang came,And forced poor Will away!He found resistance was in vain—They dragg’d him from his wherry“I ne’er shall see my love again!”Cried William of the Ferry.Loud blew the raging winds around,When scarce a league from shore;The boat upset—the ruffian crewSoon sunk, to rise no more.While William, fearless, braved the waves,And safely reach’d his wherry:Peace was proclaim’d—and Jane’s now blestWith William of the Ferry.
Near Clyde’s gay stream there lived a maid,Whose mind was chaste and pure;Content she lived in humble life,Beloved by all who knew her;Protected ’neath her parents’ roof,Her time pass’d on quite merry;She loved and was beloved again,By William of the Ferry.From morning’s dawn till set of sun,Would William labor hard;And then at evening’s glad return,He gain’d a sweet reward.With heart so light, unto her cot,He tripp’d so light and merry;All daily toils were soon forgotBy William of the Ferry.With joy their parents gave consent,And fix’d their bridal day:Ere it arrived, the press-gang came,And forced poor Will away!He found resistance was in vain—They dragg’d him from his wherry“I ne’er shall see my love again!”Cried William of the Ferry.Loud blew the raging winds around,When scarce a league from shore;The boat upset—the ruffian crewSoon sunk, to rise no more.While William, fearless, braved the waves,And safely reach’d his wherry:Peace was proclaim’d—and Jane’s now blestWith William of the Ferry.
Near Clyde’s gay stream there lived a maid,Whose mind was chaste and pure;Content she lived in humble life,Beloved by all who knew her;Protected ’neath her parents’ roof,Her time pass’d on quite merry;She loved and was beloved again,By William of the Ferry.From morning’s dawn till set of sun,Would William labor hard;And then at evening’s glad return,He gain’d a sweet reward.With heart so light, unto her cot,He tripp’d so light and merry;All daily toils were soon forgotBy William of the Ferry.With joy their parents gave consent,And fix’d their bridal day:Ere it arrived, the press-gang came,And forced poor Will away!He found resistance was in vain—They dragg’d him from his wherry“I ne’er shall see my love again!”Cried William of the Ferry.Loud blew the raging winds around,When scarce a league from shore;The boat upset—the ruffian crewSoon sunk, to rise no more.While William, fearless, braved the waves,And safely reach’d his wherry:Peace was proclaim’d—and Jane’s now blestWith William of the Ferry.
Near Clyde’s gay stream there lived a maid,Whose mind was chaste and pure;Content she lived in humble life,Beloved by all who knew her;Protected ’neath her parents’ roof,Her time pass’d on quite merry;She loved and was beloved again,By William of the Ferry.
Near Clyde’s gay stream there lived a maid,
Whose mind was chaste and pure;
Content she lived in humble life,
Beloved by all who knew her;
Protected ’neath her parents’ roof,
Her time pass’d on quite merry;
She loved and was beloved again,
By William of the Ferry.
From morning’s dawn till set of sun,Would William labor hard;And then at evening’s glad return,He gain’d a sweet reward.With heart so light, unto her cot,He tripp’d so light and merry;All daily toils were soon forgotBy William of the Ferry.
From morning’s dawn till set of sun,
Would William labor hard;
And then at evening’s glad return,
He gain’d a sweet reward.
With heart so light, unto her cot,
He tripp’d so light and merry;
All daily toils were soon forgot
By William of the Ferry.
With joy their parents gave consent,And fix’d their bridal day:Ere it arrived, the press-gang came,And forced poor Will away!He found resistance was in vain—They dragg’d him from his wherry“I ne’er shall see my love again!”Cried William of the Ferry.
With joy their parents gave consent,
And fix’d their bridal day:
Ere it arrived, the press-gang came,
And forced poor Will away!
He found resistance was in vain—
They dragg’d him from his wherry
“I ne’er shall see my love again!”
Cried William of the Ferry.
Loud blew the raging winds around,When scarce a league from shore;The boat upset—the ruffian crewSoon sunk, to rise no more.While William, fearless, braved the waves,And safely reach’d his wherry:Peace was proclaim’d—and Jane’s now blestWith William of the Ferry.
Loud blew the raging winds around,
When scarce a league from shore;
The boat upset—the ruffian crew
Soon sunk, to rise no more.
While William, fearless, braved the waves,
And safely reach’d his wherry:
Peace was proclaim’d—and Jane’s now blest
With William of the Ferry.