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STORY

The song describes a person who saw a young Shepherd ess sitting alone feeding her Sheep near A Mountain . The other shepherds did not know where she was at the time. Her Boyfriend , Amyntas, goes looking for her and wanders through the hills playing hide and seek. Eventually he finds her, and when he does, they Kiss .


LYRICS

''Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone

''Feeding her flock near to the mountain side.

''The shepherds know not,

''they knew not whither she was gone,

''But after her lover,

''but after her lover Amyntas hied,

''Up and down he wandered,''

:(repeated for a total of five times)

''whilst she was missing;

''When he found her,

''then they fell a-kissing,

''oh then they fell a-kissing, a-kissing,

''oh then they fell a-kissing.''