Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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Page 175
... merrily roar out our harvest home ! We cheated the parson , we'll cheat him again ; For why should the vicar have one in ten ? One in ten ! one in ten ! For why should the vicar have one in ten ? BALLADS , AND SONGS . 175.
... merrily roar out our harvest home ! We cheated the parson , we'll cheat him again ; For why should the vicar have one in ten ? One in ten ! one in ten ! For why should the vicar have one in ten ? BALLADS , AND SONGS . 175.
Page 183
... parson forget his men , - " Twill make his clerk forget his pen ; " Twill turn a tailor's giddy brain , And make him break his wand . The blacksmith loves it as his life , — It make the tinkler bang his wife , - Aye , and the butcher ...
... parson forget his men , - " Twill make his clerk forget his pen ; " Twill turn a tailor's giddy brain , And make him break his wand . The blacksmith loves it as his life , — It make the tinkler bang his wife , - Aye , and the butcher ...
Page 201
... parson's daughter , Jean . Dumble dum deary , dumble dum deary , Dumble dum deary , dumble dum dee . With buckskin breeches , shoes and hose , And Dicky put on his Sunday clothes ; Likewise a hat upon his head , All bedaubed with ...
... parson's daughter , Jean . Dumble dum deary , dumble dum deary , Dumble dum deary , dumble dum dee . With buckskin breeches , shoes and hose , And Dicky put on his Sunday clothes ; Likewise a hat upon his head , All bedaubed with ...
Contents
King James I and the Tinkler | 12 |
The Keach i the Creel | 13 |
The Merry Broomfield or the Westcountry Wager | 14 |
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