"Wheel of Fortune- A Fine New Song" (Newcastle) 1840 broadside from W. & T. Fordyce, 10 stanzas
[Broadside from W. & T. Fordyce, printers, 48 Dean St. Newcastle, c. 1840.
R. Matteson 2017]
"Wheel of Fortune- A Fine New Song"
1. When I was young I was well beloved
By all young men in the country;
When I was blooming all in my blossom,
A false-hearted lover deceived me.
2. He has tried all his whole endeavor,
He has tried all his power and skill,
He has spoiled all my good behaviour,
He has broken my fountain against my will.
3. I did not think he was going to leave me,
Till the next morning when he came in;
Then he sat down and began a talking,
Then all my sorrows did begin.
4. I left my father, I left my mother;
I left my sister and brothers too;
I left my friends and whole acquaintance,
I left them all for to go with you.
5. But turn ye round, you Wheel of Fortune,
Turn you round and smile on me;
For young men's words they're quite uncertain,
Sad experience teaches me.
6. If I had known before I had courted,
That love had been so ill to win,
I would have lock'd my heart in a chest of gold,
And pinn'd it up with a silver pin.
7. Fare you well, false-hearted young man,
Fare ye well, since we must part;
If you are the young man that broke my fountain,
You are not the man that'll break my heart.
8. For after evening there comes a morning,
And after morning a bonny day,
And after one true love comes another,
They're ill to hold that will must away.
9. By all the flowers that grow in the garden,
Be sure and pull the rose in time,
For all others are out of fashion,
A false young man has stole my time.
10. Time will soon put an end to all things,
And love will soon put an end to me;
Surely there is a place of torment,
To punish my love for slighting me.