Leap Year _ or Love in Plenty.

The Lasses now so Young & Gay,
All Round me come a hopping O!
Happy hours have skipped away
When in comes Leap Year popping O!

I thought to lead a single Life,
And range the Town at large,
But Gad they'll make me take a Wife,
A heavy, heavy, charge.

Publish'd 24.March.1800. by Laurie &l Whittle., 53 Fleet Street, London.


Copyright (c) 2004 Nancy Rosin

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