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The White Boys [Isle of Man] 1845
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T.Wilson's Alexander Chapbook [1810-1826]

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Line	The White Boys [Isle of Man] 1845	T.Wilson's Alexander Chapbook [1810-1826]
1.	it is here by your leave ladies and gentlemen
2.	we will act a sporting play
3.	we will show you fine diversion before we go away
4.	it is room room brave gallant boys give us room to rhyme
5.	we will show you fine diversion in this christmas time
6.	it is room room give us room to sport	room room brave gallants give us room to sport
7.	this is the place we wish to resort	for in this room we wish for to resort
8.	to resort and to repeat our pretty rhymes	resort and to repeat to you our merry rhyme
9.	remember good folks it is the christmas times	for remember good sirs this is christmas time
10.	this christmas time as we now appear	the time to cut up goose pies now doth appear
11.	we wish to act our merry christmas here	so we are come to act our merry christmas here
12.	we are the merry actors that travel the street	we are the merry actors that traverse the street
13.	we are the merry actors who fight for our meat	we are the merry actors that fight for our meat
14.	we are the merry actors who show pleasant play	we are the merry actors that show pleasent play
15.	enter in the king of egypt clear the way	step in thou king of egypt and clear the way
16.	i am the king of egypt and so boldly do appear	i am the king of egypt as plainly doth appear
17.	and saint george he is my son my only son and heir	and prince george he is my only son and heir
18.	step forth my son saint george and act thy part with ease	step in therefore my son and act thy part with me
19.	show forth to all the living company thy praise	and show forth thy fame before the company
20.	i am thy son saint george and from england have i sprung
21.	many are the noble deeds and wonders i have done
22.	full fourteen years in prison i was kept	in egypt s fields i prisoner long was kept
23.	and out of that into a cave i leap t
24.	from thence i went into a rock of stone
25.	twas there i made my sad and grievous moan
26.	many were the lions that i did subdue
27.	i ran the fiery dragon through and through
28.	with a golden trumpet in my mouth
29.	i sounded at the gates divine the truth	i sounded loud at the gate of a divine
30.	it s here to england right from egypt s station
31.	it is here i draw my bloody weapon
32.	show me the man that dare before me stand
33.	i ll cut him down with my courageous hand
34.	or who dare challenge me to fight and i so great
35.	i who have fought lords dukes and made the earth to quake
36.	saint george who art thou poor silly fellow
37.	i am a turkish champion from turkish land came
38.	i came to fight that valiant knight saint george they call his name
39.	for it is hereby my name is written prince valentine
40.	descended from a hardy race and of a noble line
41.	and soon saint george i ll make thy lofty laurels flee
42.	it shall not be said by all that i did yield to thee
43.	we ll fight it out most manfully draw	so let is fight it out most manfully
44.	the point of my sword is broke	gentlemen you see my sword s point is broke
45.	it happens so indeed this night
46.	saint george is beat he dare not fight
47.	beat by thee thou poor silly rook
48.	fall in prince actor
49.	o mortal stars and skies of heaven above
50.	what a thing it is for a man to lose his love
51.	to strike that val rous champion from the helm
52.	and cursed be he that did him overwhelm
53.	o sambo sambo help me now in speed
54.	for never was i in a greater need	for i was never more in need
55.	o yea my master i soon will thee obey	yes my liege i will thee obey
56.	with sword in hand i hope to gain the day	and by my sword i hope to win the day
57.	art thou the knave that singly standest there
58.	that slew my master s only son and heir
59.	he challenged me to fight and why should i deny	he gave me challenge why should i him deny
60.	he cut my coat so full of rents and made my buttons fly	i ll make thy body full of holes and cause thy buttons to fly
61.	and if the rascal had had the honour to obtain
62.	why sir he would have served you the same
63.	i ll try if thou art born of noble race
64.	i ll make thy blood come trickling down thy face
65.	and if thou dost another word against my master say
66.	right through thy yellow body i ll make an open way
67.	o guards come take this dismal corpse away	take up the body bear it hence away
68.	for in my sight it shall no longer stay	for in this place no longer shall it stay
69.	o doctor doctor is there a doctor to be found	is there never a doctor to be found
70.	can cure saint george of his deep and deadly wound	1. that can cure my son of his deadly wound 2. that can cure your son of his deadly wound
71.	oh yes master yes there is a doctor to be found	yes there is a doctor to be found
72.	can cure saint george thy son of a deep and deadly wound	1. that can cure my son of his deadly wound 2. that can cure your son of his deadly wound
73.	from whence come ye
74.	from france from spain from rome i came
75.	i ve travelled all parts of christendom
76.	well spoken doctor
77.	what can you cure	what diseases can he cure
78.	all sorts of diseases whatever you pleases
79.	all pains within all pains without
80.	the plague the palsy and the gout
81.	the itch stitch and molly grubs
82.	i can cure all these deeds
83.	all big bellied maids and such like jades
84.	likewise i will pledge my life
85.	i can cure a scolding wife
86.	let them be curst or ever so stout
87.	if the devil s in i ll blow him out
88.	what is your fee
89.	twenty pounds down is my fee but half of that i ll take from thee
90.	if it is saint george s life i save
91.	that sum this night from you i crave
92.	what medicine do you carry doctor
93.	i carry a little bottle in my pocket of rixumra raxum prixum pmaxum with i cook o lory
94.	a little of this to his nostrils
95.	rise up saint george and fight again
96.	oh horrible terrible the like was never seen	o horrible terrible the like was never seen
97.	a man drove out of seven senses into seventeen	a man drove out of seven senses into fifteen
98.	and out of seventeen into seven score	and out of fifteen into fourscore
99.	oh horrible terrible the like was ne er before	o horrible terrible the like was ne er before
100.	it was neither by a bull nor yet by a bear
101.	but by a little devil of a rabbit there
102.	it is a kind of rough tough coming up like a fly
103.	up the seven stairs and down the lofty sky
104.	my head is made of iron my body made of steel
105.	my legs are made of pipe shanks i ll cause you all to yield
106.	oh oh i we are all brothers
107.	why should we be all through others
108.	put up your swords and fight no more
109.	no longer in this house adore
110.	my box it is dumb and cannot speak
111.	please give us something for christmas sake

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The White Boys [Isle of Man] 1845
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