| Line |
The Silverton Mummers' Rhymes - 1873 |
Tenby Guisers' Play - 1857 |
| 1. |
ladies and gentleman i beg your kind permission |
|
| 2. |
we are going to entertain you with a grand exhibition |
|
| 3. |
of all fights and wars to you i will rehearse |
|
| 4. |
i will repeat it to you all in verse |
|
| 5. |
gentlemen now at the door do stand |
|
| 6. |
they will walk in with drawn sword in hand |
|
| 7. |
if you don t believe in what i ve got to say
|
if you don t believe what i now say
|
| 8. |
let general hill walk in and boldly clear the way |
|
| 9. |
well my brave countrymen with joy |
|
| 10. |
are you the men whose noble heart and tender care |
|
| 11. |
has made these rocks and friends so dear |
|
| 12. |
what say my friend i see thou hast not done |
|
| 13. |
my whole instructions in our native lon |
|
| 14. |
all hail general hill and with delight i see thou be |
|
| 15. |
the saviour of old england s country |
|
| 16. |
dost thou belong to all britain s united phrase |
|
| 17. |
i think we ve got a cheerful voice then let us raise |
|
| 18. |
britannia britannia rules the waves |
|
| 19. |
britons never shall be slaves |
|
| 20. |
all hail that glorious news that fires my heart |
|
| 21. |
to hear of bonny s downfall and the honour of peace |
|
| 22. |
although on these foundations do i build my fame |
|
| 23. |
to injulate that great and roman name |
|
| 24. |
i am the spanish general |
|
| 25. |
just come from the rock of gibraltar |
|
| 26. |
and now to make the crown of spain |
|
| 27. |
the british old jovial the sons of the main |
|
| 28. |
i ll first let you know who you are to engage |
|
| 29. |
it s general hill inspires your rage |
|
| 30. |
who puts not his trust in the shows of the pope |
|
| 31. |
but in the god of battles do i put my hope |
|
| 32. |
ah hill it is vain for thee to oppost |
|
| 33. |
such a handful of men to my numerous host |
|
| 34. |
although in thy small garrisons i pity thy distress |
|
| 35. |
it s not in my power to give thee thy redress |
|
| 36. |
although in my small garrisons do i put my trust |
|
| 37. |
i m not to be smoted by thy numerous host |
|
| 38. |
although thy gunboats and batteries make a loud noise |
|
| 39. |
at least they don t down daunt our brave british boys |
|
| 40. |
who to our queen and country and lovers prove true |
|
| 41. |
for thy mighty forces to subdue |
|
| 42. |
we want not for skill nor courage nor conduct at all |
|
| 43. |
but i d rather press on thee with hot and cold ball |
|
| 44. |
ah hill shouldn t thou have courage to enter |
|
| 45. |
or yet suffer one transport to venture |
|
| 46. |
there was such a reinforcement in dover we have |
|
| 47. |
i d rather be taken than smitten to a watery grave |
|
| 48. |
no number at all do i meditate |
|
| 49. |
canst thou remember in spain what was thy fate |
|
| 50. |
there was an engagement there where i made thee comply |
|
| 51. |
and a fleet of men before me to fly |
|
| 52. |
so now press on and draw forth thy sword and see who obtains the victory |
|
| 53. |
here comes i brave admiral howe my exploits to make known |
|
| 54. |
who fought the french all on the sea and made them bow to england s crown |
|
| 55. |
who fought the french all on the sea my honour to advance |
|
| 56. |
the fleet we met we did defeat and retired to proud france |
|
| 57. |
here comes i poor old father christmas welcome or welcome not
|
here comes i old father christmas christmas or not
|
| 58. |
i hope poor old father christmas will never be forgot
|
i hope old father christmas will never be forgot
|
| 59. |
christmas comes but once a year |
|
| 60. |
and when he comes he brings good cheer |
|
| 61. |
and when he s gone he s never the near |
|
| 62. |
my head is big my back is bent |
|
| 63. |
my knees be weak and my days is almost spent |
|
| 64. |
eighteen hundred and seventy three |
|
| 65. |
it s a very great age for me |
|
| 66. |
and if i d been sucking all these years |
|
| 67. |
what a monster i should be |
|
| 68. |
now i come but a short time to stay |
|
| 69. |
and if you don t believe what i ve forgot to say
|
if you don t believe what i now say
|
| 70. |
let my wife dolly come in and boldly clear the way |
|
| 71. |
here comes i little dame dolly |
|
| 72. |
drinking gin is all my folly |
|
| 73. |
i m not like the little maidens in may |
|
| 74. |
i don t think much of drinking tay |
|
| 75. |
and my son john he s down below |
|
| 76. |
if you don t believe what i ve got to say
|
if you don t believe what i now say
|
| 77. |
let my son room come in and boldly clear his way |
|
| 78. |
brave gallants all give room
|
a room make room here gallant boys and give us room to rhyme
|
| 79. |
we all come here this night to show you sport and pastime |
|
| 80. |
sport and pastime is all our mirth |
|
| 81. |
we are called upon to act saint george s birth |
|
| 82. |
let bells ring loud and music play |
|
| 83. |
i pray let the king of egypt come in and boldly clear his way |
|
| 84. |
here comes i the king of egypt see how grand he doth appear |
|
| 85. |
saint george saint george he is my son my only son and heir |
|
| 86. |
saint george come on and boldly act thy part |
|
| 87. |
and let the jovial company see thou hast a noble heart |
|
| 88. |
here comes i saint george that valiant knight
|
here comes i saint george the valiant man
|
| 89. |
i ll spill my blood for old england s right |
|
| 90. |
old england s right will i maintain |
|
| 91. |
i ll fight for old england once and again |
|
| 92. |
but now i m come to understand |
|
| 93. |
that some proud turk has placed his foot on english land |
|
| 94. |
fight him will i if i m sure to be slain |
|
| 95. |
as long as i ve one drop of blood to circulate in any vein |
|
| 96. |
here come i the turkish knight
|
here comes i a turkish knight
|
| 97. |
just come from the turkish land to fight
|
in turkish land i learned to fight
|
| 98. |
fight thee saint george thou man of courage bold
|
i ll fight saint george with courage bold
|
| 99. |
and if thy blood is hot soon will i fetch it cold
|
and if his blood s hot will make it cold
|
| 100. |
to whom to whom and you that saucy challenge give |
|
| 101. |
to thee to thee thou english dog no longer shalt thou live |
|
| 102. |
draw out thy sword and fight |
|
| 103. |
pull out thy purse and pay |
|
| 104. |
for satisfaction will i have before i go away |
|
| 105. |
no satisfaction shalt thou have no satisfaction shalt thou crave |
|
| 106. |
for in ten minutes time i ll make thee a turkish slave |
|
| 107. |
so now prepare draw forth thy sword and see who gets the victory |
|
| 108. |
arise thou turkish dog and to thy homans go and tell |
|
| 109. |
what champions bold do in fair england dwell |
|
| 110. |
here comes i prince valentine that man of high renown |
|
| 111. |
soon shall that lofty courage of thine saint george come tumbling down |
|
| 112. |
ah prince valentine art thou come with sword in hand |
|
| 113. |
against saint george that no man can withstand |
|
| 114. |
yes yes saint george with thee i mean to fight |
|
| 115. |
and with one blow i ll let thee know |
|
| 116. |
i m not the turkish knight |
|
| 117. |
although the turk deny th atoning blood we won t to them surrender |
|
| 118. |
but yet i ll fight with thee saint george thou noble heart defender |
|
| 119. |
ah prince valentine saint george is in this very room |
|
| 120. |
thou rt come in this unlucky hour to seek thy fatal doom |
|
| 121. |
here lies the body of prince valentine |
|
| 122. |
the darling of our crew |
|
| 123. |
no more he ll hear the trumpet sound |
|
| 124. |
for death has brought him to |
|
| 125. |
is there a doctor to be found
|
is there any doctor that can be found
|
| 126. |
that will try to heal this worthy champion of his deep and deadly wound
|
to cure this knight of his deadly wound
|
| 127. |
yes yes saint george there is a doctor that will try |
|
| 128. |
to heal this worthy champion of his deep and deadly wound
|
to cure this knight of his deadly wound
|
| 129. |
what made thee doctor |
|
| 130. |
my travels |
|
| 131. |
pray give me some of them |
|
| 132. |
yes yes saint george from the front door to the cupboard cupboard to the fireplace fireplace and to bed |
|
| 133. |
very short travels indeed doctor |
|
| 134. |
pray give me some of your longer ones |
|
| 135. |
yes yes saint george i ve travelled through england ireland scotland flanders france and spain |
|
| 136. |
and by good luck and fortune i returned to old england again |
|
| 137. |
what is thy fee |
|
| 138. |
five pounds and a hot roll to thee |
|
| 139. |
very good well but here tis a cold and frosty morning |
|
| 140. |
pray heal this man |
|
| 141. |
ladies and gentlemen i ve a little bottle of medicine
|
i ve a little bottle in my pocket called hokum skokum alicompagne
|
| 142. |
that goes by the name of virtue and fame |
|
| 143. |
that will make the worthy champion rise and fight again |
|
| 144. |
here comes i the valiant soldier bold slasher is my name |
|
| 145. |
with sword and buckler by my side in hopes to win the game |
|
| 146. |
my head is not of iron my body is not of steel |
|
| 147. |
my breeches isn t thickest skin but i ll fight thee saint george for all thy skill |
|
| 148. |
from whence art thou |
|
| 149. |
from england ireland scotland flanders france or spain |
|
| 150. |
i m a champion don t be surprised |
|
| 151. |
i ve come here on purpose to make thee my prize |
|
| 152. |
i ll prove thous t come to thy fatal death |
|
| 153. |
prepare draw forth thy sword |
|
| 154. |
for thou surely shalt lose thy breath |
|
| 155. |
here comes i the giant great |
|
| 156. |
just waiting for another meat |
|
| 157. |
if i could catch thee in my claws |
|
| 158. |
with my sharp teeth and jaws |
|
| 159. |
marrow from thy bones i d squeeze |
|
| 160. |
and suck thy blood all by degrees |
|
| 161. |
slay thee too saint george will all my might and main |
|
| 162. |
and twenty thousand more before i return again |
|
| 163. |
hold hold saint george i pray thee stand by |
|
| 164. |
i ll conquer him or else i ll die |
|
| 165. |
long with that hero i will engage |
|
| 166. |
although i am but a little page |
|
| 167. |
fight on my little page and conquer |
|
| 168. |
and don t thou be perplext |
|
| 169. |
for if thou discourage in this field |
|
| 170. |
fight him will i next |
|
| 171. |
though little man great words they was he spake to me |
|
| 172. |
and there he lies all on the floor as you can plainly see |
|
| 173. |
ah cruel monster see what havoc thou hast made |
|
| 174. |
see the lovely stripling all on the floor is laid |
|
| 175. |
thy life for this thy body i will slay |
|
| 176. |
come on my lads and carry this little page away |
|
| 177. |
carry away the dead father |
|
| 178. |
let s see whe er he s dead or no first georgy |
|
| 179. |
i thinks he s dead enough georgy |
|
| 180. |
carry him away then father |
|
| 181. |
thee s killed him thee can carry him away |
|
| 182. |
if you can t carry him call for help |
|
| 183. |
dree or vower o you great loggerheaded vellers |
|
| 184. |
come in and carry him away |
|
| 185. |
here comes i little dame dorothy |
|
| 186. |
flap port and good morrow t ye |
|
| 187. |
my head is big my body is small |
|
| 188. |
i m the prettiest little jade among you all |
|
| 189. |
knock knock saint george i pray stand by |
|
| 190. |
and let little dame dorothy pass by |
|
| 191. |
oh you wicked old jade |
|
| 192. |
i ll commit your body to a watery grave |
|
| 193. |
oh see oh see what hast thou done |
|
| 194. |
thou st killed our aged mother |
|
| 195. |
is there a doctor to be found
|
is there any doctor that can be found
|
| 196. |
that will try and heal this lady of her deep and deadly wound
|
to cure this knight of his deadly wound
|
| 197. |
yes yes saint george there is a doctor to be found |
|
| 198. |
that will try and heal this lady of her deep and deadly wound
|
to cure this knight of his deadly wound
|
| 199. |
pray cure this old lady |
|
| 200. |
ladies and gentlemen i have a little bottle of pills in my pocket |
|
| 201. |
that will cure all strange diseases hereafter and to come |
|
| 202. |
that will cause this here old lady to rise away and run |
|
| 203. |
ladies and gentlemen shall have my advice gratis |
|
| 204. |
here comes i bold bonaparte |
|
| 205. |
with my broadsword i ll make the king of spain to smart |
|
| 206. |
here comes i the king of spain |
|
| 207. |
to fight that swaggering bonarparte for my country once again |
|
| 208. |
here comes i little man jack |
|
| 209. |
the master of giants |
|
| 210. |
if i could but conquer thee saint george |
|
| 211. |
i d bid the world defiance |
|
| 212. |
suppose thou art little man jack the master of all giants |
|
| 213. |
i ll take thee up upon my back and carry thee out with violence |
|
| 214. |
tippoo is my name and india is my right |
|
| 215. |
what force or power can withstand |
|
| 216. |
the forces of this british land |
|
| 217. |
i have eighty thousand fleet that will fight at my command |
|
| 218. |
and eighteen of them now will before me stand |
|
| 219. |
soon will i let cornwallis know |
|
| 220. |
that india s hills with english blood shall flow |
|
| 221. |
why tippoo why dost thou so vainly boast |
|
| 222. |
or make mention of thy mighty host |
|
| 223. |
what s all thy force when english blood is heated |
|
| 224. |
and by the english thou always wast defeated |
|
| 225. |
me defeated don t talk so fast |
|
| 226. |
not a dog like thee shall my honour blast |
|
| 227. |
as long as i have strength to lift this point of steel |
|
| 228. |
i d rather die a hero than live a coward still |
|
| 229. |
thou say st thou dst rather die |
|
| 230. |
than to our english terms comply |
|
| 231. |
i m the man to strike thee with a blow |
|
| 232. |
that shall chill thy blood and make thy tears to flow |
|
| 233. |
here comes i brave admiral nelson |
|
| 234. |
see how grandly he doth show |
|
| 235. |
i have but one arm and a good one too |
|
| 236. |
with my mighty arm i make both men and fleets to fall |
|
| 237. |
we meet these french dogs all on the coast of spain |
|
| 238. |
and we intend to give a broadside before we return again |
|
| 239. |
old england expects every man to do his duty and stand to his gun |
|
| 240. |
and we ll soon make those french dogs run |
|
| 241. |
is there a doctor to be found
|
is there any doctor that can be found
|
| 242. |
that will try to cure this champion of his deep and deadly wound
|
to cure this knight of his deadly wound
|
| 243. |
yes yes saint george etc |
|
| 244. |
ah nelson british hero how art thou fallen |
|
| 245. |
thine is a deep and deadly wound |
|
| 246. |
to thee the truth i ll tell |
|
| 247. |
help help shall i cry help again |
|
| 248. |
to carry poor nelson from the place where he was slain |
|
| 249. |
see the tears on his either cheek |
|
| 250. |
britons our nelson s dead |
|
| 251. |
but he is not in the arms of the dead but the living god |
|
| 252. |
here comes i bold collingwood |
|
| 253. |
who fought the french and boldly stood |
|
| 254. |
and now the life of that bold briton s gone |
|
| 255. |
i ll put the crown of victory on |
|
| 256. |
ladies and gentlemen our sports are all ended
|
ladies and gentlemen our story is ended
|
| 257. |
prepare for the box which is highly commended
|
our money box is recommended
|
| 258. |
the box would speak if it had but a tongue |
|
| 259. |
so now prepare and give them a song |
|
| 260. |
every man is expected his duty to do |
|
| 261. |
was the last signal made by the british fleet crew |
|
| 262. |
be your watchword like nelson s ye sons of the main |
|
| 263. |
then ye ll fight and ye ll conquer again and again |
|
| 264. |
huzza huzza the army and navy huzza |
|
| 265. |
we ll ne er find such men as the navy huzza |
|
| 266. |
success to old england the land of the free |
|
| 267. |
success to our sovereign the queen of the sea |
|
| 268. |
success to all sailors the lords of the main |
|
| 269. |
success to our army and navy again |
|
| 270. |
huzza huzza huzza |
|
