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Atkinson's "St. George and the Turkish Knight", 1885
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The Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884

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Line	Atkinson's "St. George and the Turkish Knight", 1885	The Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884
1.	room room brave gallants room	room room brave gallants give us room to sport
2.	i m just come to shew you some merry sport and game
3.	to help pass away this cold winter day
4.	old activity new activity
5.	such activity as was never seen before
6.	and perhaps will never be seen no more
7.	here come i old father christmas christmas christmas welcome or welcome not	here comes i old father christmas welcome or welcome not
8.	i hope old father christmas will never be forgot	i hope poor old father christmas will never be forgot
9.	all in this room there shall be shewn
10.	the dreadfullest battle that ever was known
11.	so walk in saint george with thy free heart
12.	and see whether thou canst claim peace for thine own part
13.	in comes i saint george saint george the man of courage bold
14.	with my broad sword and spear i won ten crowns of gold	and with my sword and spear i won three crowns of gold
15.	i fought the fiery dragon and drove him to the slaughter	i fought the fiery dragon and brought him to the slaughter
16.	and by that means i won the king of egypt s daughter	by which behaviour i won the favour of the king of egypt s daughter
17.	therefore if any man dare enter this door i ll hack him small as dust
18.	and after send him to the cook s shop to be made into mince pie crust
19.	here comes i the turkish knight	here comes i the turkish knight
20.	just come from turkey land to fight	come from the turkish land to fight
21.	i ll fight thee saint george saint george thou man of courage bold	so draw thy sword saint david thou man of courage bold
22.	if thy blood be too hot i ll quickly fetch it cold	if thy welsh blood is hot soon will i fetch it cold
23.	wo ho my little fellow thou talkest very bold
24.	just like the little turks as i have been told
25.	therefore thou turkish knight
26.	pull out thy sword and fight	draw out thy sword and slay
27.	pull out thy purse and pay	pull out thy purse and pay
28.	i ll have satisfaction ere thou goest away	for satisfaction i will have before i go away
29.	satisfaction no satisfaction at all
30.	my head is made with iron my body lined with steel	since my head is made of iron my body made of steel
31.	i ll battle thee to see which on the ground shall fall
32.	you battle me come on then i ll rub your nose
33.	i ll smash your turban d nob and chop off your toes
34.	you hold your tongue saint george none of your chaff here
35.	wail till i ve wallop d you won t you just look queer
36.	oh only behold and see what i have been and done
37.	gone and kili d my brother just like the evening sun
38.	i have a little bottle call d elecampane	i have a little bottle of elacampane
39.	if the man is alive let him rise and fight again	rise man and fight again
40.	o pardon me saint george o pardon me i crave	quarter quarter good christian grace of thee i crave
41.	o pardon me this once and i will be thy slave	oh pardon me this night and i will be thy slave
42.	i never will pardon a turkish knight	i keep no slaves thou turkish knight
43.	therefore arise and try thy might	so rise thee up again and try thy might
44.	saint george saint george what hast thou done
45.	for thou hast slain mine only son
46.	what shall i do here lies my noble boy
47.	how can i save him his mother s only joy
48.	is there a doctor to be found	is there never a doctor to be found
49.	that can cure this man lies bleeding on the ground
50.	o yes there is a doctor to be found	yes yes there is a doctor to be found
51.	that can cure this man lies bleeding on the ground
52.	o doctor doctor what is thy fee	what s your fee
53.	look sharp now and tell me
54.	ten guineas is my fee but ten pounds i ll take of thee	five pounds is my fee but jack as thou art a fool i ll only take ten from thee
55.	that s cheap enough where is my purse
56.	i m not sure i ve got it
57.	doctor what canst thou cure	what can you cure
58.	i can cure the ague palsy and the gout	from a cold in your head to a touch of the gout
59.	and that s a roving pain that goes within and out	all complaints within and without
60.	a broken leg or arm i soon can cure the pain	ribs legs or arms whate er you break be sure
61.	and if thou break st thy neck i ll shortly set it again
62.	bring me an old woman of fourscore years and ten
63.	without a tooth in her head i ll bring her young and plump again
64.	doctor you are a knowing chap i see you twig
65.	look here now how much will you take for your wig
66.	you want a wigging come get out of my light
67.	i m going to cure the turk so budge sir knight
68.	thou be st a noble doctor if that s all true thou be st talking about
69.	i m not like these little mountebank doctors
70.	that go about the streets and say this and that and the other
71.	and tell yon as many lies in one half hour as you would find true in seven years
72.	but what i does i does clean before your eyes
73.	and ladies and gentlemen if you won t believe your own eyes it is a very hard case
74.	tis doctor
75.	i carry a little bottle by my side that i call golden foster drops
76.	one drop on the root of the man s tongue and another on his crown
77.	and it will strike the heat throughout the body and raise him off the ground
78.	arise arise thou cowardly dog and see how uprightly thou canst stand i
79.	stand upright i should think so i m all serene
80.	saint george thought he d kill d me but he s jolly green
81.	my son my son how glad i am you re well
82.	for your recovery you must thank this swell
83.	the rascal he drugged me you nasty old quack
84.	i ve a great mind to kick you
85.	hold you foul black
86.	you re an ungrateful turkey cock stick up your gills
87.	but you sha n t insult me a purveyor of pills
88.	never mind him doctor let him and his governor go home
89.	i say sir salaheddeen go quietly home into your own country
90.	and tell them what old england has done for you
91.	how saint george has floored you
92.	yes and tell your folks we english will fight ten thousand better men than you
93.	merry old england for ever
94.	peace peace what a shindy what s the matter
95.	come back sir what s your name who is your hatter
96.	no more fighting and squabbling think of the season
97.	remember it s christmas time that s the best reason
98.	why all should be peaceful and happy and kind
99.	united in friendship and all of one mind
100.	stop and i ll shew you the happiest life
101.	not fighting but love and a sweet little wife
102.	here comes i little johnny jack	here comes i little man jack
103.	wife and family at my back
104.	my family s large though i am small
105.	and so a little helps us all
106.	roast beef plum pudding good beer and mince pie
107.	who loves that better than father christmas and i
108.	bravo bravo
109.	old father christmas is quite right
110.	i m sure it s very wrong to fight
111.	i ll give up fighting
112.	and i ll take a wife and have some wedding cake
113.	so will i so will i
114.	i ve got my old woman at home
115.	i see a girl to love she is out there
116.	she has two rosy lips and jet black hair
117.	i see a girl to love her eyes are blue
118.	i ll whisper in her ear beauty be true
119.	i see a girl to love i ll doctor her free
120.	whenever she wants it if she will love me
121.	here is the wife i love friends look at us
122.	here are my boys and girls we never fuss
123.	we are as happy as happy can be
124.	and we hope you may all be as happy as we
125.	three hearty christmas cheers will make us merry and sing
126.	some money in our pockets will be a very fine thing
127.	so ladies and gentlemen all at your ease
128.	give the christmas mummers what applause you please

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Atkinson's "St. George and the Turkish Knight", 1885versusThe Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884

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Atkinson's "St. George and the Turkish Knight", 1885
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The Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884