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Pace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842] |
Ballybrennan, Wexford play - about 1823 |
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open the door and let me in |
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a merry act i will begin |
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i ll act it young i ll act it sage
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active young and active age
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i ll act it on a public stage
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the like was never acted on a stage
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room room brave gallant boys come give us room to rhyme
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room room brave gallants come give us room to rhyme
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we come to show our great activity this easter time
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for i m come to show my mirth and activity in christmas time
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active young and active age
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active young and active age
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the like was never acted on a stage
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the like was never acted on a stage
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and if you don t believe a word of what i say |
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step in saint george and clear the way
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enter in saint george and boldly clear the way
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here come i knight george from england i spring
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here am i saint george from england have i sprung
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one of those noble deeds of valour to begin
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one of these noble deeds of valour to begin
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i am a noble champion bold |
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and with my right hand sword shield and spear have won many a crown in gold |
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seven long years in a close confinement i have been kept
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seven long years in a close cave have i been kept
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and out of that into a prison leap t
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and out of that upon a prison leapt
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and out of that into a rock of stone
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and out of that upon a rock of stone
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where there i made my sad and grievous a moan
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where i made my sad and grievious moan
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was it not i who fought the fiery dragon and brought him down to slaughter |
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and by these holy means won fair elizabeth the queen of egypt s daughter |
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and after i won her i did not stand at fear |
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but through her tender heart i run my naked spear |
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many a giant i did subdue
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many a joiant i did subdue
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after i run the dragon through and through
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i run the fiery dhragon through and through
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i free d fair sabra from the snake
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i freed fair sabra from the stake
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and what could mortal man more undertake
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what more could mortal man then undertake
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i fought them all courageously
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i fought them all courageously
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and still have gain d the victory
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and still have gained the victory
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and always fight for liberty |
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shew me the man that dare before me stand
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show me the man that daares me stand
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i ll cut him down with glittering sword in hand
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i ll cut him down with my courageous hand
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here s the man that dare before thee stand |
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i heard thee say thou d cut him down with sword in hand |
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i am he that will take thy challenge whose courage is so great
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here i m the man that daare you challenge whose courage is great
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and with my sword i always make both earls and dukes to quake
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and with my sword i make dukes and earls quake
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thou art a bold fellow who art thou |
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i am a soldier stout and brave bold slasher is my name |
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with sword and buckler by my side i hope to win this game |
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i ll make the globe to ring brave boys |
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and that i will make good |
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and that before this ground i quit |
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i ll spill saint george s blood |
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what s that thou sayest do thou not be so hot |
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for in this spot thou know st not whom thou s got |
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i will hash thee and smash thee as small as flies |
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and send the to the d l to make mince pies |
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mince pies hot mince pies cold |
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i ll send thee to make e er thour t three days old |
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o george o george how can thou say so |
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when my head is made of iron my body girt and steel d |
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my legs and arms bold beef and brass i ll be bound no man can make me yield |
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let thy head be made of iron thy body girt and steel d |
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thy legs and arms both beef and brass i ll be bound i ll make thee yield |
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with all thy boasts thou cannot thyself save |
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for satisfaction i will have |
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what i have said i mean thou cannot me dismay |
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so pull thy sword out then and fight thy way |
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oh oh george what has thou done |
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thou st kill d and slain my only son |
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my only son my only heir cans t thou not see him bleed before thee there |
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i ve sarved him right |
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he drew out his sword and challenge d me to fight |
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a doctor a doctor ten pounds for a doctor
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a docthor a docthor ten pounds for a docthor
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is there no doctor to be found
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is there never a docthor to be found
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to cure this man of his deep and mortal wound
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to heal the prince of his deep and deadly wound
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o horrible horrible deed whatever hast thou done |
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to drive me out of my seven senses into seventeen |
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and out of seventeen into seven score |
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the like was never seen or heard before |
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here comes the doctor |
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here comes i who never came yet |
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with my big head and little wit |
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although my wit be ever so small |
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i ve got enough to please you all |
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i am a doctor pure and good
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here i am a doctor pure and good
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and with my skill i can staunch his blood
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and with me soord i ll staunch his blood
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if you have a mind this man s life to save
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if you wish this prince s life to save
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full fifty gold guineas i must have
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full fifty guineas i must have
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how camest thou to be a doctor |
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by my travels |
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how far has t thou travelled |
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i have travelled |
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where |
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i have travelled far |
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where has t thou travelled |
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cans t thou not say where thou has travelled |
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i ve travelled through hickety pickety high garman france and spain |
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from the bedside to the cupboard side and from the cupboard side to the bedside back again |
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what has thou seen in thy travels |
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one day as i went down a narrow lane |
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i peep d down a sough |
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where i saw monkeys learing to chew bacca |
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and taking snuff |
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down another lane i saw two dead men fighting |
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two blind men seeing fair play |
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and hear d two deaf and dumb men |
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shouting hurra hurra |
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i saw an old woman selling soup in a cart |
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i said let me have a bowl and she cut me a quart |
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in a field i saw two stark nak d men running a race |
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for a smocket |
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they met a hare one nip d it up |
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and put it in his pocket |
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but doctor what can s thou cure
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doctor doctor what can you cure
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i can cure the plague within the plague without
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i can cure the plague within the plague without
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the itch pox the palsy and the gout
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the palsy small pox and the gout
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moreover if you bring me an old woman of fourscore and ten
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moreover if you bring me an old woman of threescore and ten
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with the knuckle bone of her little big toe broken i can set it right again
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and the knuckle bone of her hip be broke i ll set it to rights again
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but can thou bring this dead man to life again |
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that i can without giving him pain |
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for i have a bottle in my pocket |
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will cure him quick as in sky rocket |
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here take a sup of my nip nap |
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and slip it down thy tip tap |
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and now i say rise up bold slasher and fight thy way |
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i say doctor what makes your nose so red and long |
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tis good ale and beer that makes it red and long |
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and if you can t believe what i say
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1. and if you believe not what i say
2. and if you believe me not in what i say
3. and if you don t believe what i say
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step prince of paradise and clear the way |
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here come i the prince of paradise that black morrocco king |
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with crown and glory on my head i ll make this globe to ring |
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i ll make the globe to ring brave boys |
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remember what i say |
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and if you don t believe it
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1. and if you believe not what i say
2. and if you believe me not in what i say
3. and if you don t believe what i say
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come in brave turk and clear the way |
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i am a turkish champion bold from turkey land i came |
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i come to fight a famous knight saint george it is his name |
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here come i saint patrick in shining armour bright |
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a famous champion and a worthy knight |
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what was saint george but saint patrick s boy
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what are you saint patrick but saint george s bay
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he fed his horses seven long years on oats and hay
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he fed his horse seven long years on oats and hay
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and after that he ran away
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and afterwards he run away
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i say by george you lie sir
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i say be george you lie sir
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pull out your sword and try sir
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pull out your soord and thry sir
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pull out your purse and pay sir
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pull out your purse and pay sir
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i ll run my sword through your body
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i ll run me rapier through your body
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and make you run away sir
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and make you run away sir
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and if you don t believe what i say
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1. and if you believe not what i say
2. and if you believe me not in what i say
3. and if you don t believe what i say
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come in old noll and clear the way
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enter in oliver cromwell and boldly clear the way
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here come i oliver cromwell as you may suppose
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here am i oliver cromwell as you may suppose
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i have conquered many nations with my copper nose
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i conquered many nations wid me copper nose
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i made my foes to tremble and my enemies to quake
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i made the french to tremble an my spaniards for to quake
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and beat all my opposers till i made their hearts to ache
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an i beat the jolly dutchman till i made their hearts to ache
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and if you don t believe the words i have to say |
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enter in old beelzebub and clear for me the way
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enter in belzeebub and clear the way
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here i come old beelzebub here i come old beelzebub here i come old beelzebub
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here i am belzeebub
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and over my shoulder i carry my club
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and over my shoulder i carry my club
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and in my hand a dripping pan in my hand a dripping pan in my hand a dripping pan
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and in my hand a dripping pan
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and i think myself a jolly young man
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i think myself a jolly old man
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and if you don t believe what i say
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1. and if you believe not what i say
2. and if you believe me not in what i say
3. and if you don t believe what i say
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come in mr devil doubt and clear the way
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enter in devil d out and clear the way
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here come i little devil doubt
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here i am little devil d out
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if you don t give me money i ll sweep you all out
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if yous don t give me money i ll sweep yous all out
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money i want and money i crave
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money i want and money i crave
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if you don t give me money i ll sweep you all to the grave
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if you don t give me money i ll sweep yous to he grave
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the last that does come in it is old dirty bet |
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and if you will believe me her pettycoats are wet |
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fol lol lol di riddle dee |
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the next that does come in it is a valiant knight |
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and if you will believe me he ll set you all to right |
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fol lol etc |
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the next that does come in it is old doctor fat |
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and if you will believe he wears a pinch d cock d hat |
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fol lol etc |
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now easter is coming and all s very fine |
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we re three or four jolly lads all in a line |
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with walking and talking we are all very dry |
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we hope our kind neighbours will never deny |
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fol de riddle oll |
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fol de role |
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fol de riddle oll doll dee |
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if you ll give us some pace eggs right jovial and free |
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we ll treat all our lasses on easter monday |
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if you give nought we ll take nought you ll find us all right |
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and we ll drink your good health and bid you good night |
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fol de riddle etc |
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