Where Are You Going, My Pretty Maid

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Where Are You Going, My Pretty Maid by Mother Goose

"Where are you going,
 my pretty maid?
"
"I'm going a-milking,
 sir,
" she said.
"May I go with you,
 my pretty maid?
"
"You're kindly welcome,
 sir,
" she said.
"What is your father,
 my pretty maid?
"
"My father's a farmer,
 sir,
" she said.
"What is your fortune,
 my pretty maid?
"
"My face is my fortune,
 sir,
" she said.
"Then I can't marry you,
 my pretty maid.
"
"Nobody asked you,
 sir,
" she said.
 

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