as i was a walking one midsomer morning to hear the birds whistle and the nightingale play was there tha i met a beautiful maiden as i was a walking along the highway oh where are you going my fair pretty lady where are you going so early this morn she answered kind sir to visit my neighbours i m going down to lincoln the place i was born oh may i go with you my fiar pretty lady may i go along in your sweet company she turned her head round and smiling all at me said you may come with me kind sir if you please we hadn t been walking a few miles together before this young damsel began to show free she sat herself down sayign sit down beside me the game we shall play will be one two and three i said my dear lady if you re fond of the gaming there s one game i know i would like you to learn the game it is called the game of all fours so i took out my pack and began the first turn she cut the cards and i fell a dealing i dealt her a trump and myself the poor jack she led off her and stole the jack from me saying jack is the card i like best in your pack i dealt the last time it s your turn to shuffle my turn to show the best card in the pack once more she d the ace and stole the jack from me once more i had lost and i laid down poor jack so i took up my hat and i bid her good morning i said you re the best that i know at this game she answered young man come back tomorrow we ll play the game over and over and over and over and over again