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Hawkshead Easter Pace-Egg Play - 1898
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Dendron Pace Egg Mummers Play, 1904

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Line	Hawkshead Easter Pace-Egg Play - 1898	Dendron Pace Egg Mummers Play, 1904
1.	stir up the fire and strike a light	stir up the fire and shine a light
2.	and see these jolly boys act to night	to see this jolly act to night
3.	if you don t believe me what i say	if you wont believe me what i say
4.	step in king george and clear the way	step in king george and clear the way
5.	in steps i king george king george it is my name
6.	my sword and dagger by my side i hope to win the game
7.	the game sir it s not in all thy power
8.	i ll cut thee and slice thee in less than half an hour
9.	what is this thou sayest	what s that word thou sayest
10.	what i say i mean to do
11.	pull out thy purse and pay before i ll pull out my purse and pay
12.	i ll pull out my sword and fight my way
13.	my head is made of metal brass my body s made of steel	my head is made of iron my body is made of steel
14.	my hands and arms are knuckle bone i ll challenge thee to feel	my hands and feet of knuckle bone i ll challenge thee to the field
15.	oh george oh george what hast thou done	o george o george what hast thou done
16.	thou st gone and slain my only son	thou st killed and slain mine only son
17.	mine only son mine only heir how canst thou see him bleeding there	mine only heir can st thou see him bleeding there
18.	he challenged me to fight and why should i deny	he challenged me to fight with him and why should i deny
19.	i ll let him know king george was born to conquer or to die	i ll let him know king george is born to conquer or to die
20.	i ll give five pounds for a doctor	five pounds for a doctor
21.	i ll give ten pounds for a doctor	ten pounds for a doctor
22.	fifteen twenty twenty five pounds for a doctor
23.	doctor doctor
24.	here am i
25.	how came you to be a doctor	how didst thou come jack of all trades
26.	by my travels	by my travels
27.	how far have you travelled	how dost thou travel
28.	from italy sicily france and spain	o i ve travelled italy sicily france portugal and spain
29.	all around england and back again	three times round the east west indies
30.	is that all sir	is that all
31.	no from the top of yon tally i ocean	o dear no i ve travelled from the tip toe the gallio
32.	sixty degrees below the bottom	three doors below the bottom
33.	where i saw houses made of snow
34.	pancakes for slates	where i saw houses thatched with pancakes
35.	black puddings for nails	and spelked on with black puddings
36.	even roasted pigs running up and down the street
37.	with knives and forks stuck in their cheeks
38.	crying eat me eat me
39.	for such a living man as i shall never die
40.	is that all sir	is that all
41.	no from my grandmother s bedside to the corner cupboard	o dear no i ve travelled from my old granny s three square corner cupboard
42.	where i got so much bread and cheese	where i ve got many a leg of mouse butter and scouse potatoe pie giblets and calf bladder pie
43.	which makes me look so bulky and fat
44.	i wasn t talking about fat	i is not talking about fat
45.	neither was i
46.	what were you talking about	what are you talking about
47.	about what i can cure	what i can cure
48.	what can you cure	what canst thou cure
49.	the ickity pickity plague within the plague without
50.	if there s nineteen devils in this man i ll surely cast twenty out	if there be nineteen devils in mr turk i ll bring one and twenty out
51.	and i ve got a little bottle in my inside outside right side left side waistcoat pocket which my grandmother gave me when i left spain	but i ve got a little bottle in my inside outside jacket breeches waistcoat pocket which my old granny gave when i was over in spain she called it hokey pokey elecampane
52.	that will surely turn this dead man to life again	1. to bring the dead to life again 2. it will cure all ills and bring dead men to life again
53.	here jack take a little of my nip nap	here jack take a little of my nip nap
54.	let it run down thy tip tap	let it run down thy tip tap
55.	rise up and fight king george again	rise up bold turk and fight king george again
56.	oh my back
57.	what is the matter with thy back
58.	my back it is broken my heart s confounded
59.	driven into seven senses fourscore
60.	which never saw the light of old england before
61.	take him away doctor take him away
62.	here s two or three jolly boys all in one mind	here we go round all six in a row
63.	we ve come a pace egging i hope you ll prove kind
64.	i hope you ll prove kind with your eggs and strong beer
65.	we ll come no more nigh you until the next year
66.	fal the ray fal the ray fal the riddle ar al i day
67.	so the first that comes in is lord nelson you see
68.	he s a bunch of blue ribbons tied down to his knee
69.	he s a star on his breast like diamonds do shine
70.	and i hope you ll remember it s pace egging time
71.	fal the ray etc
72.	so the next that comes in is our jovial jack tar
73.	he fought for lord nelson all during last war
74.	he fought for his king and his country so good
75.	he fought for lord nelson while he shed his blood
76.	fal the ray etc
77.	in come i that niver come yet
78.	with my lile head and my gert wit
79.	if my wit be ever so small
80.	me and my pompey will conquer them all
81.	so the next that come in is old tosspot you see
82.	he s a valiant old fellow in every degree
83.	he s a hump on his back and he wears a pigtail
84.	and all his delight is in drinking mulled ale
85.	fal the ray etc
86.	in comes i auld molly masket	in come i old betty askett
87.	under my arm i carry my basket	under my arm i carry my basket
88.	into my pocket i drop my cash	in my club i drop my cash
89.	and i think myself a jolly auld ass	and i think myself a canny old lass
90.	so the next that comes in is auld bessy brown bags
91.	for the fear other money she goes in old rags
92.	she has plenty of money and plenty in store
93.	but she s come along with us and hopes to get more
94.	fal the ray etc
95.	so here we all are full five in a row	here we go round all six in a row
96.	a set of jolly sailors as ever you saw	as fine young fellows as ever you saw
97.	neither money nor eggs we will not refuse
98.	although we are pace eggers we are not to choose
99.	fal the ray etc
100.	so ladies and gentlemen that sit by the fire	now ladies and gentlemen sitting by the fire
101.	put your hands in your pocket that s all our desire	put your hands in your pockets it s all we desire
102.	put your hands in your pocket and pull out your purse	put your hands in your pockets and pull out your purse
103.	and give us a trifle you ll not be much worse	and give us a trifle you ll not be the worse
104.	fal the ray fal the ray fal the riddle ar al i day	fol da day fol da day fol da diddle i dom day

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Hawkshead Easter Pace-Egg Play - 1898
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Dendron Pace Egg Mummers Play, 1904