The Maid Of Amsterdam

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On March 15, 1672

Charles II issues the Declaration of Indulgence, suspending all penal laws against Catholics and Dissenters.

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In Amsterdam there lived a maid Mark well what I do say In Amsterdam there lived a maid And she was mistress of her trade I'll go no more a-rovin' with you fair maid A-rovin', a-rovin', since rovin's been my ruin-o I'll go no more a-rovin' with you fair maid I took that fair maid for a walk Mark well what I do say I took that fair maid for a walk She said: "Young man I'd rather talk" I'll go no more a-rovin' with you fair maid A-rovin', a-rovin', since rovin's been my ruin-o I'll go no more a-rovin' with you fair maid I put my hand upon her thigh Mark well what I do say I put my hand upon her thigh She said: "Young man you're rather high!" I'll go no more a-rovin' with you fair maid A-rovin', a-rovin', since rovin's been my ruin-o I'll go no more a-rovin' with you fair maid Her lovely arms were white as milk Mark well what I do say Her lovely arms were white as milk Her flaxen hair was soft as silk I'll go no more a-rovin' with you fair maid A-rovin', a-rovin', since rovin's been my ruin-o I'll go no more a-rovin' with you fair maid But when I got back home from sea Mark well what I do say When I got back home from sea A soldier had her on his knee I'll go no more a-rovin' with you fair maid A-rovin', a-rovin', since rovin's been my ruin-o I'll go no more a-rovin' with you fair maid A-rovin', a-rovin', since rovin's been my ruin-o I'll go no more a-rovin' with you fair maid

As sung by the Corrie Folk Trio. This song first appeared in 1608 in a London play by Robert Heywood - 'The Rape of Lucrece' and became very popular with colonial sailors. Although some scholars claim it dates to Elizabethan times. Short versions of the song are found in Great Britain, Denmark and France. As a shanty the song was used at the pumps and windlass.

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