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Inglesham Christmas Play - 1840 to 1850
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Christmas Play from Icomb, Glos. - 1913-1916

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Line	Inglesham Christmas Play - 1840 to 1850	Christmas Play from Icomb, Glos. - 1913-1916
1.	give room give room you gallants all and give me room to rhyme	a room a room brave gallants all room to rise and room to fall
2.	i ll show you an activity this merry christmas time	we was come round this merry christmas time
3.	an activity of youth an activity of age	to act activity of young activity of age
4.	and such an activity you never saw before nor acted on a stage	some of the funniest activities as ever was acted on king george s stage
5.	i am a tanner from nottingham
6.	my name is arthur o bran
7.	there s not a squire in hampshire
8.	that dares bid me to stand
9.	with my long pikestaff on my shoulder so high
10.	as i go i clear the way
11.	by one two and three i make them to flee
12.	and give them no leave to stay
13.	as i walked forth one summer s morning
14.	to see the forest of merry sherwood
15.	to view the red deer that run here and there
16.	it was there i espied robin hood
17.	as soon as bold robin gave me the spy
18.	he thought fine sport to make
19.	he pulled out a wand and bid me to stand
20.	and thus unto me he did speak
21.	hold who art thou thou bold fellow
22.	that reigns so boldly here
23.	i swear by my brief thou look st like a thief
24.	that art come to steal our king s deer
25.	i am the keeper of this forest
26.	the king he has put me in trust
27.	to look to the deer that run here and there
28.	a stop thee bold fellow i must
29.	speak clear my good fellow
30.	and give better terms to me
31.	for thee i correct and thy neglect
32.	will make thee more manly
33.	and if thou art the keeper in this forest
34.	and hast such a great command
35.	thou must have more for taking of store
36.	before thou can st make me stand
37.	i have no more for taking of store
38.	nor have i any need
39.	for here is my staff from another oaken graff
40.	and i m sure he ll do his deed
41.	hold your hand hold your hand
42.	and let out quarrel fall
43.	or we may get our bones to smash
44.	and get no coin at all
45.	what little proud fellow is this coming down the hill	who s that coming over yonder hill
46.	that s little john my man who shall fight with thee thy fill	it s only little john bull robin to fight thee in thy field
47.	what s the matter then master
48.	i pray unto me tell
49.	to see you stand your staff in hand
50.	i fear all is not well
51.	this is a tanner that stands by my side
52.	he is a bonny blade
53.	even now he swore he d tan my hide
54.	like a master of his trade
55.	he is to be commended
56.	if he the deed can do
57.	and if he is so stout he and i will have a bout
58.	and then he can tan my hide too
59.	doctor doctor where bist thee
60.	the tanner s wounded in his knee
61.	doctor doctor play thy part	to see the doctor play his part
62.	the tanner s wounded in the heart
63.	four guineas or five pound if this noble doctor can be found
64.	see sir comes this noble doctor i travel much at home
65.	i carry good pills to cure all ills past remedy and time to come
66.	i am this noble doctor
67.	with my courageous hand i can quickly purge the blood
68.	i can cure this man or any other man if he s not quite dead
69.	if you were to bring me an old woman seven years dead seven years laid in her grave	1. bring unto me an old woman 2. nine years led in her grave
70.	if she can rise up and crack one of these golden pills	if her can rise up and crack one of my small pills
71.	in the bond i ll be bound of fifty pound her life to quickly save	i ll be bound her life to save
72.	you must not think i go about as rag shag quack doctors do
73.	rather to cure than kill
74.	i go about for the good of my country
75.	rather kill than cure
76.	i can cure the itch the pitch the molly grubs and the pimple pomples
77.	all pains within and without
78.	mend a bee s broken sting
79.	or a gnatfly s wing
80.	and charm away shingles and gout
81.	break your neck and i ll set it again
82.	i charge you nothing for the pain
83.	horses i cure bulls poultry or pigs
84.	they give me the name of mr cleverlegs
85.	i ve travelled through ireland scotland and france
86.	rise up bold tanner and let s have a dance
87.	they tell me there s the grandest man goes tramping about
88.	by the name of jack vinney
89.	my name s not jack vinney	jack finney is not my name
90.	my name s mr vinney a man of great respect and property	mr finney is my name
91.	could do more than you or any other man
92.	i wonder what you can do then
93.	i can cure a magpie of a toothache	why a magpie with tooth ache
94.	very clever bit john but i never knew a magpie with the toothache yet
95.	first i wrist off his head and throw his body in the ditch	chop his head off and chock his body in the ditch
96.	he never has the toothache again
97.	as i was walking down street this morning
98.	i hitched my toe in a whimble straw
99.	fell over a barn
100.	and saw a pig sty thatched with candlesticks	thatched with brass candlesticks
101.	i knocked at the maid and the door came out	i knocked at the door and the maid came out
102.	and she asked me if i could drink a crust of bread and cheese	and a glass of her bread and cheese
103.	and eat a cup of ale	she asked me to have a crust of her ale
104.	and i said no thank you if you please miss	i said yes thanks but i meant no please
105.	after that i fell in love with her and i said
106.	suppose that i should marry you my pretty fair maid
107.	with your red rosy cheeks and your coal black hair
108.	please yourself and that you may kind sir she quickly said
109.	it s rolling in the dew makes the milkmaid so fair
110.	what should you do for wedding clothes my pretty fair maid
111.	with your red rosy cheeks and your coal black hair
112.	i ll cut my holland milking smock
113.	and that will make a pretty frock
114.	it s rolling in the dew makes the milkmaid so fair
115.	suppose that i should run away my pretty fair maid
116.	with your red rosy cheeks and your coal black hair
117.	of curds and cream i should not lack
118.	my sand red cow would call you back
119.	it s rolling in the dew makes the milkmaid so fair
120.	suppose i shouldn t marry you my pretty fair maid
121.	with your red rosy cheeks and your coal black hair
122.	you can wait until you re asked kind sir this maiden said
123.	it s rolling in the dew makes the milkmaid so fair

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