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Belfast Christmas Rhyme - Smyth & Lyons (1803-1818)
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Pace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842]

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Line	Belfast Christmas Rhyme - Smyth & Lyons (1803-1818)	Pace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842]
1.	room room brave gallant boys come give us room to rhime	room room brave gallant boys come give us room to rhyme
2.	we are come to show our activity in christmas time	we come to show our great activity this easter time
3.	active young and active age	1. i ll act it young i ll act it sage 2. active young and active age
4.	the like was never acted on a stage	1. i ll act it on a public stage 2. the like was never acted on a stage
5.	and if you don t believe what i say	1. and if you can t believe what i say 2. and if you don t believe it 3. and if you don t believe what i say
6.	enter in prince george and clear the way	step in saint george and clear the way
7.	here come i knight george from england have i sprung	here come i knight george from england i spring
8.	one of those noble deeds of valour to begin	one of those noble deeds of valour to begin
9.	seven long years in a close cave have i been kept	seven long years in a close confinement i have been kept
10.	and out of that into a prison leapt	and out of that into a prison leap t
11.	and out of that unto a rock of stone	and out of that into a rock of stone
12.	where there i made my sad and grievous moan	where there i made my sad and grievous a moan
13.	many a giant i did subdue	many a giant i did subdue
14.	i run the fiery dragon thr and thro	after i run the dragon through and through
15.	i freed fair sabra from the stake	i free d fair sabra from the snake
16.	what more could mortal man then undertake	and what could mortal man more undertake
17.	i fought them all courageously	i fought them all courageously
18.	and still have gained the victory	and still have gain d the victory
19.	and will always fight for liberty	and always fight for liberty
20.	here i draw my bloody weapon
21.	shew me the man that dare me stand	shew me the man that dare before me stand
22.	i ll cut him down with my courageous hand	i ll cut him down with glittering sword in hand
23.	i am the man that dare you challenge whose courage is great	i am he that will take thy challenge whose courage is so great
24.	and with my sword i made dukes and earls to quake	and with my sword i always make both earls and dukes to quake
25.	who are you but a silly lad
26.	i am a turky champion from turkeyland i came	i am a turkish champion bold from turkey land i came
27.	to fight you the great george by name
28.	i ll cut you and slash you	i will hash thee and smash thee as small as flies
29.	and send you to turkey to make mince pies baked in an oven
30.	and after i have done i ll fight ever a champion in all christendom
31.	a doctor a doctor ten pounds for a doctor	a doctor a doctor ten pounds for a doctor
32.	is there never a doctor to be found	is there no doctor to be found
33.	can cure this man of his deep and mortal wound	to cure this man of his deep and mortal wound
34.	i am a doctor pure and good	i am a doctor pure and good
35.	and with my sword can staunch his blood	and with my skill i can staunch his blood
36.	if you have a mind this man s life to save	if you have a mind this man s life to save
37.	full fifty guineas i must have	full fifty gold guineas i must have
38.	what can you cure doctor	but doctor what can s thou cure
39.	i can cure the plague within the plague without	i can cure the plague within the plague without
40.	the palsy and the gout	the itch pox the palsy and the gout
41.	moreoverthan that
42.	if you bring me an old woman of threescore and ten	moreover if you bring me an old woman of fourscore and ten
43.	and nuckle bone of her toe be broke i can set it in again	with the knuckle bone of her little big toe broken i can set it right again
44.	and if you don t believe what i say	1. and if you can t believe what i say 2. and if you don t believe it 3. and if you don t believe what i say
45.	enter in saint patrick and clear the way
46.	here come i saint patrick in shining armour bright	here come i saint patrick in shining armour bright
47.	a famous champion and a worthy knight	a famous champion and a worthy knight
48.	what was saint george but saint patrick s boy	what was saint george but saint patrick s boy
49.	he fed is horse seven long years on oats and hay	he fed his horses seven long years on oats and hay
50.	and afterwards be run away	and after that he ran away
51.	i say by george you lie sir	i say by george you lie sir
52.	pull out your sword and try sir	pull out your sword and try sir
53.	pull out your purse and pay sir	pull out your purse and pay sir
54.	i ll run my sword thro your body	i ll run my sword through your body
55.	and make you run away sir	and make you run away sir
56.	so enter in oliver cromwell and clear the way	come in old noll and clear the way
57.	here comes i oliver cromwell as you may suppose	here come i oliver cromwell as you may suppose
58.	i conquered many nations with my copper nose	i have conquered many nations with my copper nose
59.	i made my foes for to tremble and my enemies for to quake	i made my foes to tremble and my enemies to quake
60.	and beat all my opposers till i made their hearts to ake	and beat all my opposers till i made their hearts to ache
61.	and if you don t believe what i say	1. and if you can t believe what i say 2. and if you don t believe it 3. and if you don t believe what i say
62.	enter in belzebub and clear the way	enter in old beelzebub and clear for me the way
63.	here come i belzebub	here i come old beelzebub here i come old beelzebub here i come old beelzebub
64.	and over my shoulder i carry my club	and over my shoulder i carry my club
65.	and in my hand a dripping pan	and in my hand a dripping pan in my hand a dripping pan in my hand a dripping pan
66.	and i think myself a jolly old man	and i think myself a jolly young man
67.	and if you don t believe what i say	1. and if you can t believe what i say 2. and if you don t believe it 3. and if you don t believe what i say
68.	enter devil doubt and clear the way	come in mr devil doubt and clear the way
69.	here come i little devil doubt	here come i little devil doubt
70.	if you don t give me money i ll sweep you all out	if you don t give me money i ll sweep you all out
71.	money i want and money i crave	money i want and money i crave
72.	if you don t give me money i ll sweep ee all to he grave	if you don t give me money i ll sweep you all to the grave
73.	gentlemen and ladies since our sport is ended
74.	our box now must be recommended
75.	our box would speak if it had a tongue
76.	nine or ten shillings would do it no wrong
77.	all silver and no brass
78.	your cellar doors are lock d and we re all like to choak
79.	and it s all for the drink that we sing boys sing

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Belfast Christmas Rhyme - Smyth & Lyons (1803-1818)versusPace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842]

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Belfast Christmas Rhyme - Smyth & Lyons (1803-1818)
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Pace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842]