In "Voices of the World" (Revised)(Follett Pub. Co. 1960) this song entitled "The Quaker's Wife" has the same first verse as posted by Joe Offer on 21 April 98. There is a second verse:

The quaker's wife sat down to bake,
With all her bairns about her.
She made them all a sugar cake,
And the miller he wants his mouter.
Sugar and spice and all things nice,
And all things very good in it;
And then the quaker sat down to play
A tune upon the spinet.

Chorus:
Merrily dances she and also the quaker.
Merrily danced the quaker's wife and merrily danced the quaker.

The quaker's wife sat down to spin
And merrily turned the wheel, oh!
And then the quaker he looked in
To say he'd like a meal, oh!
For if you feed your good man well,
He'll love you all your life, oh!
And then to all the world he'll tell,
There never was such a wife, oh!

Merrily danced the quaker's wife and merrily danced the quaker.
Merrily danced the quaker's wife and merrily danced the quaker.

The lyrics are attributed to May Sarson.

Is this authentic?

Many thanks.