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The Christmas Mummers [Yonge's novel] 1858
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Atkinson's "St. George and the Turkish Knight", 1885

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Line	The Christmas Mummers [Yonge's novel] 1858	Atkinson's "St. George and the Turkish Knight", 1885
1.	i wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year
2.	a pantryful of good roast beef and barrels full of beer
3.	room room brave gallants room	room room brave gallants room
4.	i m just come to show you some merry sport and game	i m just come to shew you some merry sport and game
5.	to help pass away this cold winter day	to help pass away this cold winter day
6.	old activity new activity	old activity new activity
7.	such activity as never was seen before	such activity as was never seen before
8.	and perhaps will never be seen no more	and perhaps will never be seen no more
9.	here comes i old father christmas welcome or welcome not	here come i old father christmas christmas christmas welcome or welcome not
10.	i hope old father christmas will never be forgot	i hope old father christmas will never be forgot
11.	all in this room there shall be shown	all in this room there shall be shewn
12.	the dreadfullest battle that ever was known	the dreadfullest battle that ever was known
13.	so walk in saint george with thy free heart	so walk in saint george with thy free heart
14.	and see whether thou can st claim peace for thine own part	and see whether thou canst claim peace for thine own part
15.	in comes i saint george saint george that man of courage bold	in comes i saint george saint george the man of courage bold
16.	with my broad sword and spear i won ten crowns of gold	with my broad sword and spear i won ten crowns of gold
17.	i fought that fiery dragon and drove him to the slaughter	i fought the fiery dragon and drove him to the slaughter
18.	and by that means i won the king of egypt s daughter	and by that means i won the king of egypt s daughter
19.	here comes i the turkish knight	here comes i the turkish knight
20.	just come from turkey land to fight	just come from turkey land to fight
21.	i ll fight thee saint george saint george thou man of courage bold	i ll fight thee saint george saint george thou man of courage bold
22.	if thy blood be too hot i ll quickly fetch it cold	if thy blood be too hot i ll quickly fetch it cold
23.	wo ho my little fellow thou talk st very bold	wo ho my little fellow thou talkest very bold
24.	just like the little turks as i have been told	just like the little turks as i have been told
25.	therefore thou turkish knight	therefore thou turkish knight
26.	pull out thy sword and fight	pull out thy sword and fight
27.	pull out thy purse and pay	pull out thy purse and pay
28.	i ll have satisfaction ere thou goest away	i ll have satisfaction ere thou goest away
29.	satisfaction no satisfaction at all	satisfaction no satisfaction at all
30.	my head is made with iron my body lined with steel	my head is made with iron my body lined with steel
31.	i ll battle thee to see which on the ground shall fall	i ll battle thee to see which on the ground shall fall
32.	oh only behold and see what i have been and done	oh only behold and see what i have been and done
33.	cut and slain my brother just like the evening sun	gone and kili d my brother just like the evening sun
34.	i have a little bottle called elecampane	i have a little bottle call d elecampane
35.	if the man is alive let him rise and fight again	if the man is alive let him rise and fight again
36.	o pardon me saint george o pardon me i crave	o pardon me saint george o pardon me i crave
37.	o pardon me this once and i will be thy slave	o pardon me this once and i will be thy slave
38.	i never will pardon a turkish knight	i never will pardon a turkish knight
39.	therefore arise and try thy might	therefore arise and try thy might
40.	saint george saint george what hast thou done	saint george saint george what hast thou done
41.	for thou has slain mine only son	for thou hast slain mine only son
42.	is there a doctor to be found	is there a doctor to be found
43.	that can cure this man lies bleeding on the ground	that can cure this man lies bleeding on the ground
44.	o yes there is a doctor to be found	o yes there is a doctor to be found
45.	that can cure this man lies bleeding on the ground	that can cure this man lies bleeding on the ground
46.	doctor doctor what is thy fee	o doctor doctor what is thy fee
47.	ten guineas is my fee but ten pounds i ll take of thee	ten guineas is my fee but ten pounds i ll take of thee
48.	take it doctor but what can st thou cure	doctor what canst thou cure
49.	i can cure the ague palsy and the gout	i can cure the ague palsy and the gout
50.	and that s a roving pain that goes within and out	and that s a roving pain that goes within and out
51.	a broken leg or arm i soon can cure the pain	a broken leg or arm i soon can cure the pain
52.	and if thou break st thy neck i ll stoutly set it again	and if thou break st thy neck i ll shortly set it again
53.	bring me an old woman of four score years and ten	bring me an old woman of fourscore years and ten
54.	without a tooth in her head
55.	i ll bring her young and plump again	without a tooth in her head i ll bring her young and plump again
56.	thou be st a noble doctor if that s all true thou be st talking about	thou be st a noble doctor if that s all true thou be st talking about
57.	i m not like these little mountebank doctors	i m not like these little mountebank doctors
58.	that go about the streets and say this and that and the other	that go about the streets and say this and that and the other
59.	and tell you as many lies in one half hour as you would find true in seven years	and tell yon as many lies in one half hour as you would find true in seven years
60.	but what i does i does clean before your eyes	but what i does i does clean before your eyes
61.	and ladies and gentlemen if you won t believe your own eyes it is a very hard case	and ladies and gentlemen if you won t believe your own eyes it is a very hard case
62.	tis doctor	tis doctor
63.	i carry a little bottle by my side that i call golden foster drops	i carry a little bottle by my side that i call golden foster drops
64.	on drop to the root of this man s tongue and another on his crown	one drop on the root of the man s tongue and another on his crown
65.	and it will strike the heat throughout the body and raise him off the ground	and it will strike the heat throughout the body and raise him off the ground
66.	arise arise thou cowardly dog and see how uprightly thou canst stand go home into your own country	1. arise arise thou cowardly dog and see how uprightly thou canst stand i 2. i say sir salaheddeen go quietly home into your own country
67.	and tell them what old england has done for you	and tell them what old england has done for you
68.	and how they ll fight the thousand better men than you	yes and tell your folks we english will fight ten thousand better men than you
69.	here comes i little johnny jack	here comes i little johnny jack
70.	wife and family at my back	wife and family at my back
71.	my family s large though i am small	my family s large though i am small
72.	and so a little helps us all	and so a little helps us all
73.	roast beef plum pudding strong beer and mince pies	roast beef plum pudding good beer and mince pie
74.	who loves that better than father christmas and i	who loves that better than father christmas and i
75.	one mug of christmas ale sir will make us merry and sing	three hearty christmas cheers will make us merry and sing
76.	some money in our pockets will be a very fine thing	some money in our pockets will be a very fine thing
77.	so ladies and gentlemen all at your ease	so ladies and gentlemen all at your ease
78.	give the christmas boys just what you please	give the christmas mummers what applause you please

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