The Maid of Amsterdam
(A-Roving)
In Amsterdam there dwelt a maid,
Ch: Mark well what I do say;
In Amsterdam there dwelt a maid,
And she was mistress of her trade.
ChorusAnd I'll go no more a-roving With you, fair maid, A-roving, a-roving, Since roving's been my ru-i-n, I'll go no more a-roving, With you, fair maid.Her cheeks was red, her eyes was brown, Ch: Mark well what I do say; Her cheeks was red, her eyes was brown, Her hair like glow-worms hanging down.
Masefield concludes his short entry with a note:
For the rest of the solo, see the song in The Rape of Lucrece, by Thomas Heywood, Act IV. Scene vi.