"When Love Gets You Fast in Her Clutches" (1795)
Sung by Mrs. Bland in
The Children in the Wood
[Written by Thomas Morton]
Composed by Dr. [Samuel] Arnold, 1740-1802
Entered at Stationer's Hall
Printed by Longman and Broderip
No. 26 Cheapside and No. 13 Haymarket.
[Source: 115/177@Levy]

[Jospephine]
1.
When Love gets you fast in her clutches,
 And you sigh for your Sweetheart away,
Old Time cannot move without crutches,
 Alack! how he hobbles Well-a-day!

CHORUS
Well-a-day! Well-a-day! Well-a-day! Well-a-day!
Alack! how he hobbles Well-a-day.

2.
But when WALTER my trembling hand touches,
 And Love's colouring o'er my cheeks fray!
Old Time throws aside both his crutches.
Alack! how he gallops, Well-a-day!

CHORUS
Well-a-day! Well-a-day! Well-a-day! Well-a-day!
Alack! how he gallops, Well-a-day!