Fair Kitty's charms, young Johnny took

Fair Kitty's charms, young Johnny took, So eager he for billing; When, lo! the nymph the swain forsook, To show her power of killing! The shepherd briskly chang'd his tone, And cry'd coquette remember,— The lover you refus'd in June, You'll wish for in December.

Young Johnny soon met Philomel, Good natur'd, blithe and bonny; She sooth'd the love-sick swain so well, Proud Kate's forgot by Johnny. Coquettes take warning, change your tune; This woeful truth remember,— The lover you resus'd in June, You'll wish for in December.

Alas! poor Kate, with scythe so sharp, Time o'er the forehead struck her: And now her charms begin to warp,— She's in a piteous pucker. Coquettes take warning, change your tune, This woeful truth remember,— The lover you refus'd in June, You'll wish for in December.