T. R. Smith, comp. Poetica Erotica: Rare and Curious Amatory Verse. 1921–22.
A Sonnet: What ill luck had I, silly Maid that I am
Anonymous(From Choyce Drollery, 1656) WHAT ill luck had I, silly Maid that I am, | |
To be tied to a lasting vow; | |
Or ere to be laid by the side of a man, | |
That wooed, and cannot tell how; | |
Down diddle down, down diddle me. | 5 |
Oh that I had a Clown that he might down diddle me, | |
With a courage to take mine down. | |
What punishment is that man worthy to have, | |
That thus will presume to wed, | |
He deserves to be laid alive in his grave, | 10 |
That wooed and cannot in bed; | |
Down diddle down, down diddle me. | |
Oh that I had a Lad that he might down diddle me, | |
For I fear I shall run mad. | |