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Boys' play from Braganstown - 1890
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Christmas play from Dromore - 1886

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1.	room room gallant boys give us room to rhyme	room room brave gallant boys give me room to rhyme
2.	we ll show you some activity coming on to christmas time	i ll show you some activity about the christmas time
3.	active young and active age	active youth and active age
4.	such activity was never acted on a stage	the likes of this was never acted on a stage
5.	and if you don t believe me and give in to what i say	1. and if you don t believe me what i say 2. and if you give no heed to what i say 3. and if you don t believe what i say 4. and if you heed not what i say 5. and if you do not believe what i say 6. if you don t give heed to what i say 7. and if you do not heed what i say
6.	enter in prince george and he ll show you play	1. enter in prince george and he ll clear the way 2. enter in honour bright and he ll clear the way
7.	here come i prince george from england have i sprung	here comes i prince george from england i have sprung
8.	some of those noble deeds of valour to begin
9.	and the same i will avow
10.	and if we don t get cash this night
11.	we ll raise a blooming row
12.	english rights and ireland a nation
13.	here i draw my shining weapon
14.	show me the man that dare me stand	now where s the man to dare me stand
15.	i ll cut him down with sword in hand
16.	yes here i am the man who dare you stand my courage is so great
17.	i fought lords dukes and earls and made their hearts to quake
18.	what are you but a poor silly lad
19.	i am the turkish champion from turkey land i came
20.	to fight and cut and slash as prince george it is your name
21.	to cut and fight and slash and make man s poison of your bones
22.	and after that beat any man in christendom
23.	doctor doctor any doctor to be found	is there no doctor to be found
24.	to cure this man of his deep and mortal wound	to cure this sad and bloody wound
25.	yes here comes a doctor most pure and good	yes yes here comes i a doctor pure and good
26.	and with my broadsword i will staunch this man s blood	with my broad sword i ll staunch his blood
27.	what can you cure doctor	what can you cure doctor
28.	i can cure the plague within and the plague without	i can cure the plague within and plague without
29.	the hurdy gurdy and the gout	the palsy and the gout
30.	get me an old lady fourscore and ten
31.	with the knucklebone of her big toe out and i ll set in right again
32.	where do you carry you medicine doctor	describe me your medicine doctor
33.	i ve a little bottle in the waistband of my pants called hocus pocus pic and pin	in the waistband of me trousers called hokey pokey eleigen pain
34.	arise dead man and fight again	take a sniff jack and rise and fight again
35.	aloft aloft where have i been
36.	and oh what strange and foreign lands i ve seen
37.	i once was dead but now i am alive
38.	blessed be the doctor who did me survive
39.	and if you don t believe me and list to what i say	1. and if you don t believe me what i say 2. and if you give no heed to what i say 3. and if you don t believe what i say 4. and if you heed not what i say 5. and if you do not believe what i say 6. if you don t give heed to what i say 7. and if you do not heed what i say
40.	enter in prince patrick and he ll show you play
41.	here come i prince patrick with my armour shining bright	here comes i honour bright
42.	a famous old champion and a worthy old knight
43.	what are you prince patrick but prince george s stable boy	who are you but fitzpatrick s boy
44.	who fed his horse with oats and hay	who fed your horse on oats and hay
45.	and after that you let him run away	and afterwards you ran away
46.	that story s a lie sir	i swear prince george you lie sir
47.	draw forth your sword and try sir	take out your sword and try sir
48.	pull out your purse and pay sir	take your purse and pay sir
49.	i ll put my sword through you and make you run away sir	and make you die away sir
50.	and if you don t believe me and give in to what i say	1. and if you don t believe me what i say 2. and if you give no heed to what i say 3. and if you don t believe what i say 4. and if you heed not what i say 5. and if you do not believe what i say 6. if you don t give heed to what i say 7. and if you do not heed what i say
51.	enter in oliver cromwell and he ll show you play	enter oliver cromwell and he ll clear the way
52.	here come i oliver cromwell as you all may suppose	here comes i oliver cromwell as you may all suppose
53.	i have conquered many nations with my large copper nose	i conquered many nations with my big copper nose
54.	i ve made the spanish to tremble and frenchmen for to quake	i ve made my the french surrender and the spanish for to quake
55.	and beat the jolly dutchman coming home from the wake	and i ve fought the jolly dutch till i made their hearts to quake
56.	and if you don t believe and give in to what i say	1. and if you don t believe me what i say 2. and if you give no heed to what i say 3. and if you don t believe what i say 4. and if you heed not what i say 5. and if you do not believe what i say 6. if you don t give heed to what i say 7. and if you do not heed what i say
57.	enter in beelzebub and he ll show you play	enter in big head and he ll show you the way
58.	here come i beelzebub	here comes i beelzebub
59.	and on my shoulder i carry my club	over my shoulder i carry my club
60.	and in my hand a old dripping pan	and in my hand a dripping pan
61.	and i prove myself a jolly old man	i think myself a jolly old man
62.	and if you don t believe and give in to what i say	1. and if you don t believe me what i say 2. and if you give no heed to what i say 3. and if you don t believe what i say 4. and if you heed not what i say 5. and if you do not believe what i say 6. if you don t give heed to what i say 7. and if you do not heed what i say
63.	enter in bighead and he ll show you play	enter in big head and he ll show you the way
64.	here come i that didn t come yet	here comes i that never came yet
65.	with my big head and my little wit	big head and little wit
66.	my head is big and my wit is small	though my head is big and my body is small
67.	i ll do my endeavour to please you all	i ll do my best to please you all
68.	and if you don t believe me and give in to what i say	1. and if you don t believe me what i say 2. and if you give no heed to what i say 3. and if you don t believe what i say 4. and if you heed not what i say 5. and if you do not believe what i say 6. if you don t give heed to what i say 7. and if you do not heed what i say
69.	enter in dilly doubt and he ll show you play	1. enter in beelzebub and he ll clear the way 2. enter in devil doubt and he ll clear the way 3. enter in buck sweep and he ll clear the way 4. enter in master man and he ll clear the way
70.	here come i dilly doubt	here comes i wee devil doubt
71.	with the tail of my shirt protruding out
72.	money i want and money i crave	money i want and money i crave
73.	but if you refuse prepare for the grave	if i don t get money i ll sweep you all to your grave
74.	and if you don t believe me and give in to what i say	1. and if you don t believe me what i say 2. and if you give no heed to what i say 3. and if you don t believe what i say 4. and if you heed not what i say 5. and if you do not believe what i say 6. if you don t give heed to what i say 7. and if you do not heed what i say
75.	enter in johnnie funny and he ll show you play	enter in johnny funny and he ll clear the way
76.	here come i johnnie funny	here come i johnny funny
77.	and in my hands i take the money	i m the man requests the money
78.	the cellar is locked and we can t get in
79.	and we feel rather thirsty so sing boys sing

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