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Play from Bulby, Lincs. - 1913-1916
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A Plough Monday Play [Kentucky, c.1860]

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1.	in comes i as never bin before
2.	there s many more actors at the door
3.	some can laugh and some can sing
4.	by your consent they shall walk in
5.	in comes i the recruiting sergeant i ve arrived here just now
6.	with orders from the king to test all you jolly fellows that follows horse or plough	with orders from the queen to list all you fellows that follows horse and plough
7.	tinkers tailors pedlars nailers does any one advance
8.	more i hear the fiddle play the better i could dance
9.	in comes i the farmer s boy	in comes tom the farmer s boy
10.	do n t you see my whip in hand	don t you see my whip in hand
11.	straight i go from end to end
12.	scarcely make a baulk or bend
13.	to my horses i attend	to my plough i do attend
14.	as they go marching round the end
15.	gee woa
16.	behold a lady bright and gay sad fortunes and sweet charms	in comes i a lady fair my fortune in my charms
17.	so scornful i ve been torn away right out of my true love s arms	it s true i ve turned away out of my true love s arms
18.	he swears if i won t wed with him as you may understand	oh he did marry me as all do understand
19.	he ll list for a soldier and go to some foreign land	and then he listed for a soldier in a far and distant land
20.	come all young men that s a mind for listing	come my lads it s time for listing
21.	list and do not be afraid	listing do not be afraid
22.	your hats shall be neatly decked with ribbons
23.	likewise this pretty fair maid	tell me who is this pretty maid
24.	in comes i old jane my neck as long as a crane	1. in comes i old jane with my neck as long as a crane 2. here am i old jane with my neck as long as a crane
25.	as i go dib dub over the meadows
26.	seeking all the old maids and widows
27.	long time i ve sought thee tom and now i ve found thee	long time i ve sought thee tom and now i ve found thee
28.	and pray tommie take thy charlie	pray tommy take thy child
29.	it s not mine and i won t have it	it s not mine and i won t have it
30.	look at its eyes nose cheek and chin	look at its eyes nose cheek and chin
31.	it s the picture of you as ever it can grin	it s a picture of you as ever did grin
32.	take a spoon and feed it	take it home and feed it
33.	get out of my sight i ll talk to you tomorrow
34.	in comes i beelzebub
35.	over my shoulder i carry my club	in my hand i carry a club
36.	in my hand a whitleather dripping pan
37.	do n t you think i ain t a funny old man
38.	what old woman can stand before me	what old woman can sass me
39.	i can	i can
40.	my head s made of brass my body s made of steel	1. my head it is of brass my body it is of steel 2. if your head is made of brass and your body s made of steel
41.	my fingers are made of knucklebone no man can make me feel	nobody can t make me feel nothing
42.	if your head s made of brass if your body s made of steel	1. my head it is of brass my body it is of steel 2. if your head is made of brass and your body s made of steel
43.	if your fingers are made of knucklebone i can make you feel	i can make you feel
44.	i ll slash you slash you to small mince pies
45.	and send you to jameacas to make mince pies
46.	o belze o belze what hast thou done
47.	thou killed the finest young woman under the sun	killed the best woman under the sun
48.	five pounds for a doctor	two pounds for a doctor
49.	ten pounds to keep him away	ten pounds to stay away
50.	fifteen pounds
51.	he must come in a case like this	he must come in a case like this
52.	wo boy take hold of my orse	hold my horse by the tail boy he s only a donkey
53.	hold him by his tail
54.	he s only a donkey take care he doesn t kick
55.	in comes i the doctor
56.	you the doctor	be you a doctor
57.	yes i m the doctor	yes i am a doctor
58.	what pains can you cure	what ailments can you cure
59.	ypsey pipsy palsy gout
60.	pains within and pains without
61.	heal the sick cure the lame
62.	almost rise a dead man to life again
63.	well doctor is them all the cures you can do
64.	no when i was up down under in york
65.	i cured old mrs cork
66.	she tumbled upstairs empty tea pot half full of barley meal
67.	grazed her shin again her elbow
68.	made her stocking bleed
69.	and i set that
70.	well doctor try your experience on this young woman
71.	i ll feel of her pulse	hold my bottle till i feel her pulse
72.	is that where you feel of a young woman s pulse	is that where the pulse do lie
73.	yes where would you have me feel
74.	why back of the neck underneath her elbow of course
75.	she s in a very low way very low indeed
76.	she won t get any lower than i ll look for her
77.	been trying a new experiment
78.	what s that doctor
79.	swallowed the donkey and cart last night and the wheels are n t digested	she s swallowed a horse and cart and can t pass off the wheels
80.	but the young woman s not dead she s only in a trance	she s not dead she s only in a trance
81.	rise up and let s have a dance	jump up jane and we ll have a dance
82.	if she can dance we can sing
83.	rise her up and let s begin
84.	good master and good mistress as you sit round the fire	1. good master and good mistress 2. good master and good mistress as you sit by your fire
85.	remember us poor plough boys ploughs through mud and mire	1. just think of us poor boys that plough through mud and mire 2. remember us poor plough boys that plough amongst the mire
86.	the mire it is so wet and deep we travel but far and near	the mud it is so nasty
87.	so what you please into our box and a pitcher of your best beer	we d thank you dear master for a pitcher of your best beer
88.	be steady about your beer
89.	we ve nought in the hopper yet
90.	what do you want in the hopper tommy
91.	a good old piece of pork pie mince pie
92.	i m as hungry as you re dry	and i m hungry as well as dry
93.	go round with your hat and so collect money
94.	here s a health unto our master our mistress also
95.	likewise the little children around the table go
96.	let s hope that they may never want while nation does provide
97.	us happiness and plentiness and attend to the fireside
98.	you hear our song is ended
99.	and you see our fool is gone
100.	we make it our business to follow him along
101.	and we thank you for civility and for what you gave us here
102.	we wish you all good night and another happy new year

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Play from Bulby, Lincs. - 1913-1916
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