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Walker's New Mummer, or, The Wassail Cup - 1855
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The Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884

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Line	Walker's New Mummer, or, The Wassail Cup - 1855	The Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884
1.	good morrow friends and neighbours dear	good morrow friends and neighbours dear
2.	we are right glad to meet you here	we are right glad to meet you here
3.	we come with christmas once a year	christmas comes but once a year
4.	and we wish you plenty of good cheer	but when it comes it brings good cheer
5.	may luck attend the milk pail	may luck attend the milking pail
6.	may ewes yield two and three
7.	may each blow of the thrasing flail	may each blow of the thrashing flail
8.	produce good firmity	produce good frumenty
9.	good morrow masters all
10.	may the day be fair and clear
11.	when we wish a merry christmas and a happy new year
12.	we are mummers blythe and gay
13.	and come to make you happy
14.	for these bold knights come clear the way	let one fool and four knights from the british isles come in and clear the way
15.	and draw your stout brown nappy
16.	behold saint george a valiant knight	i am the chief of all these valiant knights
17.	who bravely slew the dragon
18.	produce me such another wight
19.	him you shall vaunt and brag on
20.	britain renown d by all the world
21.	where er her glorious flag s unfurl d
22.	renown d alike by friend or foe
23.	the land that keeps the world in awe
24.	sure i m saint patrick from the bogs	i am saint patrick from the bogs
25.	this truth i fain would learn you	this truth i fain would learn ye
26.	i banish d serpents toads and frogs	i banished serpents toads and frogs
27.	from beautiful hibernia	from beautiful hibernia
28.	i flourish d my shilelah	i flourished my shillelah
29.	and the reptiles all ran races	and the reptiles all ran races
30.	twas devil take the hindmost
31.	and they ve never since show d their faces	and they ve never since shown their faces
32.	and i m saint andrew fra the north	i am saint andrew from the north
33.	men fra that part are men o worth	men from that part are men of worth
34.	to travel south we re naething loth	to travel south we re nothing loth
35.	and treat you fairly by my troth	and treat you fairly by my troth
36.	the land of oatmeal and the yeuch
37.	laird bless the duke excuse the joke
38.	where mony a ton brunstanes teuk
39.	lang may the glorious haggis smoke
40.	of taffy s land i m patron saint	of taffy s land i m patron saint
41.	oh yes indeed i ll you acquaint	oh yes indeed i ll you acquaint
42.	of ancient britons i ve a race	of ancient britons i ve a race
43.	dare meet a foeman face to face	dare meet a foeman face to face
44.	for welshmen hear it once again	for welshmen hear it once again
45.	were born before all other men	were born before all other men
46.	i ll fear no man in fight or freaks	i ll fear no man in fight or freaks
47.	whilst wales produces cheese and leeks	whilst wales produces cheese and leeks
48.	i challenge all my country s foes	i challenge all my country s foes
49.	and i ll assist wid mighty blows	and i ll assist with mighty blows
50.	and you shall find me ready too	and you shall find me ready too
51.	odds blud and i so well as you	and who but i so well as you
52.	while we are joined in heart and hand	while we are joined in heart and hand
53.	a gallant and courageous band	a gallant and courageous band
54.	if e er a foe dares look awry	if e er a foe dares look awry
55.	we ll one and all poke out his eye	we ll one and all poke out his eye
56.	don t vaunt thus my courageous knights	don t vaunt thus my courageous knights
57.	for i as you have seen some sights	for i as you have seen some sights
58.	in palestine in days of yore	in palestine in days of yore
59.	gainst prowess strong i bravely bore	gainst prowess strong i bravely bore
60.	the sway when all the world in arms	the sway when all the world in arms
61.	shook holy land with war s alarms	shook holy land with war s alarms
62.	i for the crescent you the cross	i for the crescent you the cross
63.	each mighty host oft won and lost	each mighty host oft won and lost
64.	i many a thousand men did slay	i many a thousand men did slay
65.	and ate two hundred twice a day	and ate two hundred twice a day
66.	and now again i ll try and zounds
67.	i ll try hard but i ll crack your crowns
68.	and faith you may try
69.	for you sing a loud note
70.	but i ll alter your tune
71.	wid a hole in your coat
72.	come on you man eater
73.	i ll wager a groat
74.	you ne er eat pat
75.	or he d stuck in your throat
76.	hand your hand you base tyke
77.	wad you strike when he s down
78.	scotsman ne er saw the like
79.	so beware you false loon
80.	i ve a wee wittle here
81.	so for you de il may care a
82.	you ll ken what s the steer
83.	wi this andrea farrara
84.	cots splutter hur nails
85.	she s a devil to fight
86.	for the honor of wales
87.	i ll contend while tis dark
88.	now i m ready here goes
89.	if the deylight won t do
90.	then for ayr ayd de nos
91.	come take your breath
92.	and try a bout with me
93.	i ll fight unto the death
94.	before i ll flee
95.	when the field i have won
96.	we ll empty a flagon
97.	and sure as a gun
98.	to the knights of the dragon
99.	huzza
100.	now brave saint george i quit the field
101.	i need not be ashamed to yield
102.	i swear by all the pagan gods
103.	that four to one s a little odds
104.	we ll sheath our swords and end the strife
105.	and never more upon my life
106.	i ll draw the sword for priestly elves
107.	but let them fight their fights themselves
108.	now brave saint george he rules the roast	now brave saint george he rules the roast
109.	britons triumphant be the toast	britons triumphant be the toast
110.	then let the wassail cup abound	and let the wassail cup abound
111.	whene er the mummers time comes round	whene er the mummers time comes round
112.	when christmas cheer prevails i trow
113.	and maids kiss neath the mistletoe
114.	let cheerful song and dance prevail
115.	and bumpers of october ale

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Walker's New Mummer, or, The Wassail Cup - 1855versusThe Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884

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Walker's New Mummer, or, The Wassail Cup - 1855
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The Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884