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GOSPORT BEACH, by                    
First Line: On gosport beach I landed
Last Line: "sweet lass, I'll marry you"
Subject(s): London;seashore; Beach;coast;shore


On Gosport beach I landed,
A noted place of fame,
I called for a bottle of brandy,
To treat my flashy dame.
Her outside rigging was all silk,
Her spencer scarlet red,
And with sweet joy and content
Together we went to bed.

'Twas early the next morning,
Just by the break of day,
She says young man I'll tell you
What brought me down this way.
I am a rich merchant's daughter,
From London town I came,
My parents turned me out of doors,
Which brought me to this shame.

He said my pretty fair maid,
I am sorry for to see
That you should ramble so far from home,
And throw yourself away,
But on you no reflection I will cast,
But always I'll prove true,
And when from Chatham I return,
Sweet lass, I'll marry you.





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