A Paradox (Go No More a-Rushing)- Mitford 1877 Mason
[One of two songs (see: Perry Merry) taken by Gilchrist from Miss Mason's Nursery Rhymes and Country Songs, 1877, published by Metzler. All the songs and tunes in this now scarce book were, its compiler says, derived from oral tradition and mostly learnt from her grandmother, Mrs. Mitford.]
A Paradox (Go No More a-Rushing) The title here should be more properly, Go No More a-Rushing. Miss Mason's Nursery Rhymes and Country Songs, 1877.
Ex. 2
1. My love sent me a chicken with-out a bone,
He sent me a cher-ry with-out a stone,
He sent me a Bi-ble that no man could read,
He sent me a blank-et with-out a thread.
Chorus: So don't you go a-rushing, Maids, in May;
Don't you go a-rush-ing, Maids, I pray,
For if you go a-rushing, I'm sure to catch you blushing,
So gather up your rushes and haste away!