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Mummers' Play from Alton Barnes (Wiltshire) 1930
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Guise-Dance Play, Saint Keverne [Cornwall, 1855]

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Vertical axis: Line Nos. for: Guise-Dance Play, Saint Keverne [Cornwall, 1855]
Horizontal axis: Line Nos. for: Mummers' Play from Alton Barnes (Wiltshire) 1930

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Vertical axis: Line Nos. for: Guise-Dance Play, Saint Keverne [Cornwall, 1855]
Horizontal axis: Line Nos. for: Mummers' Play from Alton Barnes (Wiltshire) 1930

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Line Mummers' Play from Alton Barnes (Wiltshire) 1930 Guise-Dance Play, Saint Keverne [Cornwall, 1855]
1. in comes i old father christmas christmas or christmas not here comes i old father christmas welcome or welcome not
2. i hope old father christmas will never be forgot i hope old father christmas will never be forgot
3. christmas comes but once a year  
4. when it comes it brings good cheer  
5. roast beef plum pudding and mince pies  
6. who likes them better than you and i  
7. fugril fugril a jug of christmas ale will make us dance and sing  
8. money in our pocket is a very fine thing  
9. room room ladies and gentlemen  
10. let king william walk in  
11. here comes i king william king man son of great courage here comes i king george a man with courage bold
12. both sword and spear in my hand an open crown of gold  
13. i slew the dragon and brought him to the slaughter  
14. all through the queen s famous daughter  
15. in comes i old turkey snipe here comes i the turkish knight
16. from my turkish lands i ll fight come from turkish lands to fight
17. i ll fight william the king  
18. is there a doctor to be found is there a doctor to be found
19. to cure this man from bleeding on this cold ground  
20. yes there is a doctor to be found yes there is a doctor to be found
21. to cure this man from bleeding on this cold ground  
22. doctor doctor what is thy fee  
23. ten pound but ten guineas i ll take off thee  
24. here comes i the spanish doctor lately come from spain  
25. i can cure the big bellied man  
26. and fetch the dead to life again and that will bring him to life again
27. if he s got the itch stitch the palsy or the gout the hesick pesick pox and gout
28. or if the old man s in him i ll soon fetch him out  
29. open thy flip flop  
30. and take this slip slop  
31. arise arise old turkey snipe go to thy turkish land and fight  
32. i ll fight thee and seven more  
33. to save king william  
34. here comes i the valiant soldier whip him and slash him is my name  
35. from the bleeding war i came  
36. only i and seven more slew the battle of eleven score  
37. the last battle i fought  
38. to save william the king  
39. here comes i old saucy jack here comes i little man jack
40. wife and family on my back carrying my wife upon my back
41. out of mine i ve got but five  
42. all the rest be starved alive  
43. out of five i ve got but one  
44. he ll have to go when i gets home  
45. i went out one morning before it was light  
46. i met a man he axed me if i were upright  
47. and it were so dark i couldn t see  
48. so i humped up my back like a neddie  
49. don t you think i m a beautiful boy  
50. i will give you a merry christmas a happy new year  
51. a pocket full of money and a cellar full of beer but i ve come to taste your beer
52. here comes i little twing twang  
53. i m the best in this rough gang  
54. times are hard and children small  
55. if i hadn t come now i shouldn t come at all  
56. josie gets up in the morning mary whistles and sings  
57. money in our pockets is a very fine thing  
58. now ladies and gentlemen sit at your ease  
59. put your hands in your pockets and give what you please  
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