Published June 24, 1808. by LAURIE & WHITTLE, 53 Fleet Street, London.

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PADDY SHANNON COURTING THE WIDOW WILKINS.

Written by an Amateur, expressly for Mr. JOHNSTONE, and sung by him at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, with unbounded Applause, in Mr. Cumberland's New Opera of "The Jew of Mogadore."

THE MUSIC BY MR. KELLY.

PADDY Shannon high mounted on his trotting little pony,
Set off in a gallop from Leather-lane to Bow,
To ogle Widow Wilkins, whom he courted for her money,
And, tugging at his bridle, cry'd, "Whoa, my love whoa."

Beneath her bow-window young Shannon took his station:
The night it was dark, so he whisper'd, "Yo ho!"
Then sweetly serenaded her with whack now botheration—
Mrs. Wilkins, will you marry me? "O no, my love no."

O cruel Widow Wilkins, to refuse me would be horrid,
My spirits are so high, my finances are so low;
All the brass in my pocket has mounted to my forehead;
Dear widow, won't you marry me? "O no, my love, no."

O, ye powers, bellow'd Pat, with jealousy I quiver,
I'm love-sick—with pistols to Battersea I'll row,
And shoot at my dear image as reflected in the river.
She sigh'd in tender sympathy, "Aye, go, my love, go:"
Then wav'd her lily hand, and cry'd, "Go, my love, go."