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The Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884 |
J.Pearce's Mummers' Act or Morris Dancers 'Chapbook - 1837-1849 |
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good morrow friends and neighbours dear |
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we are right glad to meet you here |
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christmas comes but once a year |
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but when it comes it brings good cheer |
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and when it s gone it s no longer near |
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may luck attend the milking pail |
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yule logs and cakes in plenty be |
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may each blow of the thrashing flail |
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produce good frumenty |
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and let the wassail cup abound |
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whene er the mummers time comes round |
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now all ye jolly mummers
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come all you jolly mummers
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who mum in christmas time
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that mum at christmas time
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come join with me in chorus
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come join with me in chorus
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come join with me in rhyme
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and join with me in rhyme
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and a mumming we will go will go and a mumming we will go
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a mumming we will go will go etc
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with a bright cockade in all our hats |
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we ll go with a gallant show |
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here comes i old father christmas welcome or welcome not |
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i hope poor old father christmas will never be forgot |
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my head is white my back is bent |
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my knees are weak my strength is spent |
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eighteen hundred and eighty three |
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is a very great age for me |
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and if i d been growing all these years |
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what a monster i should be |
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now i have but a short time to stay |
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and if you don t believe what i say |
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come in dame dolly and clear the way |
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here comes i little dame dolly |
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wearing smart caps in all my folly |
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if any gentleman takes my whim |
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i ll set my holiday cap at him |
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to laugh at my cap would be very rude |
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i wish you well and i won t intrude |
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gentlemen now at the door do stand |
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they will walk in with drawn swords in hand |
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and if you don t believe what i say |
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let one fool and four knights from the british isles come in and clear the way |
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room room brave gallants give us room to sport |
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for to this room we wish now to resort |
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resort and to repeat to you our merry rhyme |
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for remember good sirs that this is christmas time |
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the time to make mince pies doth now appear |
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so we are come to act our merriment in here |
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at the sounding of the trumpet and beating of the drum |
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make room brave gentlemen and let our actors come |
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we are the merry actors that traverse 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 that show pleasant play |
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stand forth saint george thou champion and clear the way |
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i am saint george from good old england sprung
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i am saint george who from old england sprung
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my famous name throughout the world hath rung
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my famous name throughout the world doth ring
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many bloody deeds and wonders have i shown
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many bloody deeds and wonders have i done
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and made false tyrants tremble on their throne |
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i followed a fair lady to a giant s gate
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i followed a fair lady up to the castle gate
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confined in dungeon deep to meet her fate
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wherein i put the doors to fate
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then i resolved with true knight errantry |
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to burst the door and set the captive free |
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far have i roamed oft have i fought and little do i rest |
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all my delight is to defend the right and succour the opprest |
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and now i ll slay the dragon bold my wonders to begin |
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a fell and fiery dragon he but i will clip his wing |
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i ll clip his wings he shall not fly |
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i ll rid the land of him or else i ll die |
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who is it seeks the dragon s blood |
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and calls so angry and so loud |
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that english dog who looks so proud |
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if i could catch him in my claw |
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with my long teeth and horrid jaw |
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of such i d break up half a score |
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to stay my appetite for more |
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marrow from his bones i d squeeze |
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and suck his blood up by degrees |
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i am saint george that worthy champion bold
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i am saint george that noble champion bold
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and with my sword and spear i won three crowns of gold |
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i fought the fiery dragon and brought him to the slaughter
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1. twas i that fought the fiery dragon and brought him to the slaughter
2. he fought a fiery dragon and brought him to the slaughter
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by which behaviour i won the favour of the king of egypt s daughter
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1. and by that means i won the king of egypt s daughter
2. and by those means he won the king of egypt s daughter
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thus i have gained fair sabra s hand who long had won her heart |
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stand forth egyptian princess and boldly act thy part |
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i am the princess sabra and it is my delight |
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my chiefest pride to be the bride of this gallant christian knight |
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why here s a sight will do any honest man s heart good |
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to see the dragon slayer thus subdued |
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keep thy jests in thy pocket if thou would st keep thy head on thy shoulders |
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i love a woman and a woman loves me |
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and when i want a fool i ll send for thee |
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if there is any man but me |
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who noxious beasts can tame |
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let him stand forth in this gracious company |
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and boldly tell his name |
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i am saint patrick from the bogs |
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this truth i fain would learn ye |
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i banished serpents toads and frogs |
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from beautiful hibernia |
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i flourished my shillelah |
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and the reptiles all ran races |
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and they took their way into the sea |
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and they ve never since shown their faces |
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i am black prince of paradine born of high renown
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i am black prince of paradine born of high renown
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soon will i fetch thy lofty courage down
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soon i will fetch saint george s courage down
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cry grace thou irish conqueror of toads and frogs |
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give me thy sword or else i ll give thy carcase to the dogs |
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now prince of paradine where have you been
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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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and what fine sights pray have you seen
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dost think that no man of thy age
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dost thou think no man of thy age
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dares such a black as thee engage
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dares such a black as thee engage
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stand off thou black morocco dog or by my sword thou lt die
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stand off thou black morocco dog or by my sword thou st die
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i ll pierce thy body full of holes and make thy buttons fly
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i ll stiffen thy body full of pellets and make thy buttons fly
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now prince of paradine is dead
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now prince of paradine is slain
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and all his joys entirely fled
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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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take him and give him to the flies
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that he may never more come near my eyes
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and never more come near my eyes
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i am the king of egypt as plainly doth appear
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i am the king of egypt as plainly it appears
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i am come to seek my son my only son and heir
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i m come to seek my son my son and only heir
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he s slain that s the worst of it |
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who did him slay who did him kill
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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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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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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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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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please you my legion s honour to maintain
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as i have done so would i do again
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perhaps if you had been there you might have been the same
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cursed christian what is this thou hast done |
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thou hast ruined me slaying my only son |
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he gave me the challenge why should i him deny |
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how low he lies who held himself so high |
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oh hector hector help me with speed
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rise hector hector help me with speed
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for in my life i ne er stood more in need
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for in my life i never stood more need
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stand not there hector with sword in hand
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o don t stand here with sword in hand
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but fight and kill at my command
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but come and fight at my command
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yes yes my liege i will obey
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o yes o yes my master s words i must 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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if that be he that doth stand there
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that slew my master s son and heir
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that slew my master s son and heir
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though he be sprung from royal blood
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if he should be of noble blood
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i ll make it run like ocean flood
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i ll make it run like noah s flood
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i am a valiant hero and hector is my name
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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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many bloody battles have i fought and always won the same
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but from saint patrick i received this deadly wound
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but from saint george i receive this bloody wound
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hark hark i hear the silver trumpet sound
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1. o hark saint george do you not hear the trumpet sound
2. hark hark i hear a silver trumpet sound
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it summons me from off this bloody ground
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that summons us from off this bloody ground
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down yonder is the way
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down yonder is the way
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farewell farewell i can no longer stay
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1. farewell saint george we can no longer stay
2. farewell saint george i can no longer stay
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is there never a doctor to be found |
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can cure my son of his deep and deadly wound |
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yes yes there is a doctor to be found |
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can cure your son of his deep and deadly wound |
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what s your fee |
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five pounds and a yule cake to thee |
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i have a little bottle of elacampane |
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it goes by the name of virtue and fame |
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that will make this worthy champion to rise and fight again |
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here sir take a little of my flip flop |
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pour it on thy tip top |
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ladies and gentlemen can have my advice gratis |
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i am saint andrew from the north |
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men from that part are men of worth |
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to travel south we re nothing loth |
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and treat you fairly by my troth |
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here comes a man looks ready for a fray |
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come in come in bold soldier and bravely clear the way |
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i am a valiant soldier and slasher is my name
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i am a valiant soldier and slasher is my name
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with sword and buckler by my side i hope to win more fame
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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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it s to fight with me i see thou art not able
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so with my trusty broadsword i soon will thee disable
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so with my trusty broad sword soon i will thee disable
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disable disable it lies not in thy power
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disable disable it is not in thy power
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for with a broader sword than thine i soon will thee devour
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so with my broad pointed sword soon will i thee devour
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stand off slasher let no more be said
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stand off slasher and let no more be said
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for if i draw my broadsword i m sure to break thy head
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for if i draw my sword i m sure to break thy head
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how canst thou break my head
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how canst thou break my head
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since my head is made of iron my body made of steel
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1. since it is made of iron and my body s made of steel
2. since my head is made of iron my body s made of steel
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my hands and feet of knuckle bone i challenge thee to feel
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my hand and feet of muckle bone i challenge thee to field
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alas alas my chiefest son is slain
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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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what must i do to raise him up again
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here he lies before you all
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here he lies in the presence of you all
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i ll presently for a doctor call
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i ll lovingly for a doctor call
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a doctor a doctor i ll go and fetch a doctor
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i ll go and fetch a doctor
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here am i
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here am i
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are you the doctor
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are you the doctor
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that thou 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 art and activity
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what s your fee to cure this poor man
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what is your fee to cure this man
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five pounds is my fee but jack as thou art a fool i ll only take ten from thee
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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 a clever doctor if you get any
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you ll be very cunning if you get any of me
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well how far have you travelled in doctorship
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well how far have you travelled in doctrineship
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from the front door to the cupboard cupboard to fireplace fireplace up stairs and into bed
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from the fire spot cupboard head up stairs and then into bed
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so far and no farther
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so far and no further
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yes yes much farther
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o yes a great deal further
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how far
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how far
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through england ireland scotland flanders france and spain |
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and now am returned to cure the diseases of old england again
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and now have returned to old england again
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what can you cure
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what diseases can you cure
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all complaints within and without
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the pans within and the pains without
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from a cold in your head to a touch of the gout
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the itch the pitch the pox the palsy and the gout
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if any lady s figure is awry |
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i ll make her very fitting to pass by |
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i ll give a coward a heart if he be willing |
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will make him stand without fear of killing |
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ribs legs or arms whate er you break be sure |
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of one or all i ll make a perfect cure |
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nay more than this by far i will maintain |
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if you should lose your head or heart i ll give it you again |
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then here s a doctor rare who travels much at home |
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so take my pills i ll cure all ills past present or to come |
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i in my time many thousands have directed |
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and likewise have as many more dissected |
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and i never met a gravedigger who to me objected |
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if a man gets nineteen bees in his bonnet i ll cast twenty of em out
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if a man gets nineteen devils in his skull i ll cast twenty of them out
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i ve got in my pocket crutches for lame ducks
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i ve in my pockets crutches for lame ducks
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spectacles for blind bumble bees
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spectacles for blind humble bees
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pack saddles and panniers for grasshoppers
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packsaddles and panniers for grasshoppers
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and many other needful things |
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surely i can cure this poor man
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surely i can cure this poor man
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here slasher take a little out of my bottle
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here jack take a little out of my 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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and if thou beest not quite slain
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if thou be not quite slain
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rise man and fight again
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rise jack and fight again
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oh my back
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o my back
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what s amiss with thy back
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what s amiss 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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and my heart is confounded
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to be struck out of seven senses into fourscore
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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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1. such a terrible job was never seen before
2. the like was never seen in old england before
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oh hark i hear the silver trumpet sound
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1. o hark saint george do you not hear the trumpet sound
2. hark hark i hear a silver trumpet sound
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it summons me from off this bloody ground
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that summons us from off this bloody ground
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down yonder is the way
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down yonder is the way
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farewell farewell i can no longer stay
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1. farewell saint george we can no longer stay
2. farewell saint george i can no longer stay
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yes slasher thou hadst better go |
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else the next time he ll pierce thee through |
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of taffy s land i m patron saint |
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oh yes indeed i ll you acquaint |
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of ancient britons i ve a race |
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dare meet a foeman face to face |
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for welshmen hear it once again |
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were born before all other men |
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i ll fear no man in fight or freaks |
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whilst wales produces cheese and leeks |
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here comes i the turkish knight |
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come from the turkish land to fight |
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i ll take saint david for my foe |
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and make him yield before i go |
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he brags to such a high degree |
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he thinks there was never a knight but he |
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so draw thy sword saint david thou man of courage bold |
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if thy welsh blood is hot soon will i fetch it cold |
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where is the turk that will before me stand |
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i ll cut him down with my courageous hand |
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draw out thy sword and slay
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draw out thy sword and slay
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pull out thy purse and pay
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pull out thy purse and pay
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for satisfaction i will have before i go away |
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quarter quarter good christian grace of thee i crave |
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oh pardon me this night and i will be thy slave |
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i keep no slaves thou turkish knight |
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so rise thee up again and try thy might |
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i am the chief of all these valiant knights |
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we ll spill our heart s blood for old england s rights |
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old england s honour we will still maintain |
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we ll fight for old england once and again |
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i challenge all my country s foes |
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and i ll assist with mighty blows |
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and you shall find me ready too |
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and who but i so well as you |
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while we are joined in heart and hand |
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a gallant and courageous band |
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if e er a foe dares look awry |
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we ll one and all poke out his eye |
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don t vaunt thus my courageous knights |
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for i as you have seen some sights |
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in palestine in days of yore |
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gainst prowess strong i bravely bore |
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the sway when all the world in arms |
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shook holy land with war s alarms |
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i for the crescent you the cross |
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each mighty host oft won and lost |
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i many a thousand men did slay |
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and ate two hundred twice a day |
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and now i come a giant great |
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just waiting for another meat |
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oh saladin art thou come with sword in hand |
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against saint george and christendom so rashly to withstand |
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yes yes saint george with thee i mean to fight |
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and with one blow i ll let thee know |
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i am not the turkish knight |
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ah saladin saint george is in this very room |
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thou rt come this unlucky hour to seek thy fatal doom |
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hold hold saint george i pray thee stand by |
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i ll conquer him or else i ll die |
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long with that pagan champion will i engage |
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although i am but the little page |
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fight on my little page and conquer |
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and don t thee be perplext |
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for if thou discourage in the field |
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fight him will i next |
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though but a little man they were great words he said |
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ah cruel monster what havoc hast thou made |
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see where the lovely stripling all on the floor is laid |
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a doctor a doctor ten pounds for a doctor
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a doctor a doctor ten pounds for a doctor
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here comes i little dame dorothy |
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flap front and good morrow to ye |
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my head is big my body is small |
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i m the prettiest little jade of you all |
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call not the doctor for to make him worse |
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but give the boy into my hand to nurse |
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rise up my pretty page and come with me |
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and by kindness and kitchen physic i ll cure thee without fee |
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carry away the dead father |
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| 307. |
let s see whether he s dead or no first georgy |
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| 308. |
yes i think he s dead enough georgy |
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carry him away then father |
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thou killed him thou carry him away |
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| 311. |
if you can t carry him call for help |
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three or four of you great logger headed fellows |
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come and carry him away |
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| 314. |
here comes i little man jack |
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| 315. |
the master of giants |
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| 316. |
if i could but conquer thee saint george |
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| 317. |
i d bid the world defiance |
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| 318. |
and if thou beest little man jack the master of all giants |
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| 319. |
i ll take thee up on my back and carry thee without violence |
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| 320. |
now brave saint george he rules the roast |
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| 321. |
britons triumphant be the toast |
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| 322. |
let cheerful song and dance abound |
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| 323. |
whene er the mummers time comes round |
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| 324. |
rule britannia britannia rules the waves |
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| 325. |
britons never never never will be slaves |
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| 326. |
and a mumming we will go will go and a mumming we will go
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a mumming we will go will go etc
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| 327. |
with a bright cockade in all our hats |
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| 328. |
we ll go with a gallant show |
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| 329. |
god save the queen |
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