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W.Walker's Peace Egg Chapbook - 1840-1877 |
Guysers Play from Underwood, Notts., 1935 & 1936 |
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room room brave gallants give us room to sport
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room room brave gallants come give us room
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for in this room we wish for to resort
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for in this room we wish to resort
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resort and to repeat you our merry rhyme
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and repeat to you our merry rhyme
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for remember good sirs this is christmas time
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for remember good sir s i is christmas time
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the time to cut up goose pies now doth appear
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the time took cut goose pie and pork turkey now doth appear
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so we are come to act our merry christmas here
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and we have come to act our merry christmas here
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at the sound of the trumpet and beat of the drum
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at the sound of the trumpet at the beat of the drum
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make room brave gentlemen and let our actors come
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brave gallants let our merry actors come
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we are the merry actors that traverse the street
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we are the merry actors who travel the street
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we are the merry actors that fight for our meat
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we are the merry actors who fight for our meet
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we are the merry actors that show pleasant play
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we are the merry actors who show pleasant play
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step in saint george thou champion and clear the way
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step in saint george our champion and clear the way
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i am saint george who from old england sprung
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i am saint george from olde england sprung
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my famous name throughout the world hath rung
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my famous name throughout the world has rung
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many bloody deeds and wonders have i made known
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many brave deeds and wonders i have made known
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and made the tyrants tremble on their throne
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i have made tyrants tremble on their throne
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i followed a fair lady to a giant s gate
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twas i who followed a fair maid to a giants gate
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confined in dungeon deep to meet her fate
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confined in dundgeon deep to meet her fate
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then i resolved with true knight errantry
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when i resolved in true knight errantry
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to burst the door and set the prisoner free
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to burst the door and set the prisoner free
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when a giant almost struck me dead
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when a giant almost struck me dead
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but by my valour i cut off his head
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but by my valour i cut off his head
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i ve searched the word all round and round
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i searched this world all round and round
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but a man to equal me i never found
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a man my equal i ve never found
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i am a valiant soldier and slasher is my name
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i am a gallant soldier and slasher is my name
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with sword and buckler by my side i hope to win the game
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with sword and buckler by my side i hope to win the game
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and for to fight with me i see thou art not able
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and for to fight with thee i see thou art not able
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so with my trusty broad sword i soon will thee disable
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for with my sword will soon with thee disable
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disable disable it lies not in thy power |
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for with my glittering sword and spear i soon will thee devour |
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stand off slasher let no more be said
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stand back slasher and let no more be said
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for if i draw my sword i m sure to break thy head
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for if i use my sword will soon cut off thy head
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how canst thou break my head
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how can st thou cut off my head
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since it is made of iron and my body s made of steel
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my head is made of iron my body of steel
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my hand and feet of knuckle bone i challenge thee to field
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my hand and feet of knuckle bone i ll challenge you to feel
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alas alas my chiefest son is slain |
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what must i do to raise him up again |
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here he lies in the presence of you all
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here he lies in the presence of you all
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i ll lovingly for a doctor call
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and willingly a doctor call
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a doctor a doctor ten pounds for a doctor |
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i ll go and fetch a doctor |
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here i am |
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are you the doctor
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are you a doctor
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yes that you may plainly see
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yes that you may plainly see
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by my art and activity
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by my true heart and activity
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well what s your fee to cure this man |
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ten pounds is my fee but jack if thou be an honest man i ll only take five of thee |
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you ll be wondrous cunning if you get any |
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well how far have you travelled in doctrineship
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how far have you travelled in doctorship
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from italy titaly high germany france and spain |
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and now am returned to cure the diseases of old england again |
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so far and no further |
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o yes a great deal further |
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how far |
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from the fireside cupboard upstairs and into bed |
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what diseases can you cure
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what diseases can you cure
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all sorts |
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what s all sorts |
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the itch the stitch the palsy and the gout
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the hitch the stitch the palsy and the gout
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if a man get nineteen devils in his skull i ll cast twenty of them out
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if a man s got nineteen devils in his skull i can cast twenty out and leave one to breed
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i have in my pockets crutches for lame ducks |
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spectacles and panniers for grasshoppers |
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and plaisters for broken backed mice |
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i cured sir harry of a nang nail almost fifty five yards long |
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surely i can cure this poor man |
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here jack take a little out of my bottle
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but jack take a sup out of this bottle
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and let it run down thy throttle
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and let it run down thy throttle
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if thou be not quite slain
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and if thy not quite slain
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rise jack and fight again
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arise jack and fight again
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o my back
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oh my back
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what s amiss with thy back
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what s a matter with thy back
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my back is wounded
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my back is wounded
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and my heart is confounded
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my heart is confounded
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to be struck out of seven senses into four score |
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the like was never seen in old england before |
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o hark saint george i hear the silver trumpet sound |
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that summons us from off this bloody ground |
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farewell saint george we can no longer stay
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farewell saint george i can no longer stay
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down yonder is the way
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down yonder lies my way
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i am saint george that noble champion bold |
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and with my trusty sword i won ten thousand pounds in gold |
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twas i that fought the fiery dragon and brought him to the slaughter |
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and by those means i won the king of egypt s daughter |
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i am black prince of paradine born of high renown |
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soon i will fetch saint george s lofty courage down |
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before saint george shall be received by me |
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saint george shall die to all eternity |
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stand off thou black morocco dog or by my sword thou lt die |
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i ll pierce thy body full of holes and make thy buttons fly |
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draw out thy sword and slay |
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pull out thy purse and pay |
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for i will have recompense before i go away |
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now prince of paradine where have you been |
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and what fine sights pray have you seen |
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dost think no man of thy age |
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dares such a black as thee engage |
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lay down thy sword take up to me a spear |
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and i ll fight thee without dread or fear |
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now prince of paradine is dead |
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and all his joys entirely fled |
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take him and give him to the flies |
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let him no more come near my eyes |
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i am the king of egypt as plainly doth appear |
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i m come to seek my son my son and only heir |
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he is slain |
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who did him slay who did him kill |
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and on the ground his precious blood did spill |
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i did him slay i did him kill |
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and on the ground his precious blood did spill |
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please you my liege my honour to maintain |
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had you been there you might have fared the same |
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cursed christian what is this thou st done |
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thou hast ruined me and slain my only son |
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he gave me a challenge who now it denies |
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how high he was but see how low he lies |
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o hector hector help me with speed |
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for in my life i never stood more need |
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and stand not there with sword in hand |
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but rise and fight at my command |
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yes yes my liege i will obey |
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and by my sword i hope to win the day |
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if that be he who doth stand there |
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that slew my master s son and heir |
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if he be sprung from royal blood |
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i ll make it run like noah s flood |
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hold hector do not be so hot |
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for here thou know st not who thou st got |
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for i can tame thee of thy pride |
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and lay thine anger too aside |
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inch thee and cut thee as small as flies |
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and send thee over the sea to make mince pies |
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mince pies hot and mince pies cold |
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i ll send thee to black sam before thou rt three days old |
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how canst thou tame thee of my pride |
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and lay mine anger too aside |
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inch me and cut me as small as flies |
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send me over the sea to make mince pies |
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mince pies hot and mince pies cold |
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how canst thou send me to black sam before i m three days old |
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since my head is made of iron my body s made of steel
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my head is made of iron my body of steel
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my hand and feet of knuckle bone i challenge thee to field
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my hand and feet of knuckle bone i ll challenge you to feel
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i am a valiant knight and hector is my name |
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many bloody battles have i fought and always won the same |
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but from saint george i received this bloody wound |
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hark hark i hear the silver trumpet sound |
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down yonder is the way
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down yonder lies my way
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farewell saint george i can no longer stay
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farewell saint george i can no longer stay
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here comes from post old bold ben |
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why master did i ever take you to be my friend |
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why jack did ever i do thee any harm |
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thou proud saucy coxcomb begone |
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a coxcomb i defy that name |
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with a sword thou ought to be stabbed for the same |
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to be stabbed is the least i fear |
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appoint your time and place i ll meet you there |
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i ll cross the water at the hour of five |
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and i ll meet you there sir if i be alive |
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here come i beelzebub
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in comes our old belzebub
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and over my shoulders i carry my club
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over my shoulder i carry a club
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and in my hand a dripping pan
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in my hand a dripping pan
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and i think myself a jolly old man |
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and if you don t believe what i say |
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enter in devil doubt and clear the way |
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here come i little devil doubt
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in come little devil doubt
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if you do not give me money i ll sweep you all out |
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money i want and money i crave |
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if you do not give me money i ll sweep you all to the grave |
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