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

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Line	Dendron Pace Egg Mummers Play, 1904	Hawkshead Easter Pace-Egg Play - 1898
1.	open this door and let me in
2.	i hope to please you all within
3.	whether i stand or kneel or fall
4.	i ll do my best to please you all
5.	i am bold boney i ll have you to know
6.	i ve brought a small army but rather too slow
7.	but rather too slow in firing their guns
8.	the very last battle i fought was six to one
9.	fol da day fol da day fol da diddle i dom day	fal the ray fal the ray fal the riddle ar al i day
10.	now ladies and gentlemen
11.	stir up the fire and shine a light	stir up the fire and strike a light
12.	to see this jolly act to night	and see these jolly boys act to night
13.	if you wont believe me what i say	if you don t believe me what i say
14.	step in king george and clear the way	step in king george and clear the way
15.	in step i king george the champion ever bold
16.	in my right hand i carry a glittering sword with which i won ten thousand pounds in gold
17.	twas i that fought the fiery dragon and brought it to its slaughter
18.	and by these means i won fair shebra king of egypt s daughter
19.	enter prince of paradine
20.	in step i the prince of paradine the black morocco king
21.	with sword and buckley by my side and through the woods i ring
22.	and of it i ll make bold old boy
23.	and from thy dearest spot king george i ll draw some precious blood
24.	what s that word thou sayest	what is this thou sayest
25.	if thou sayest that word again my sword shall break thine head
26.	how can st thy sword break my head
27.	my head is made of iron my body is made of steel	my head is made of metal brass my body s made of steel
28.	my hands and feet of knuckle bone i ll challenge thee to the field	my hands and arms are knuckle bone i ll challenge thee to feel
29.	declarest thou i am to die
30.	either thou or i
31.	pull out thy sword and fight pull out thy sword and fight
32.	bear off bear off and give them room
33.	either one or two must be slain
34.	before the sword i yield again
35.	o george o george what hast thou done	oh george oh george what hast thou done
36.	thou st killed and slain mine only son	thou st gone and slain my only son
37.	mine only heir can st thou see him bleeding there	mine only son mine only heir how canst thou see him bleeding there
38.	o son o son i m sorry to see
39.	thy angry passions rise to such a degree
40.	o father father never fear
41.	there is a doctor living near
42.	to bring the dead to life again	that will surely turn this dead man to life again
43.	and the blind to see
44.	five pounds for a doctor	i ll give five pounds for a doctor
45.	five pounds is my general fee
46.	i would not come and attend for a man like thee
47.	ten pounds for a doctor	i ll give ten pounds for a doctor
48.	there i am an excellent hatter
49.	i isn t in want of a hatter
50.	i s in want of a doctor
51.	here i am jack of all trades
52.	how didst thou come jack of all trades	how came you to be a doctor
53.	by my travels	by my travels
54.	how dost thou travel	how far have you travelled
55.	o this is the way i generally travel
56.	but i hav nt got much room here
57.	where hast thou travelled
58.	o i ve travelled italy sicily france portugal and spain	from italy sicily france and spain
59.	three times round the east west indies	all around england and back again
60.	and now returned to old england again
61.	is that all	is that all sir
62.	o dear no i ve travelled from the tip toe the gallio	no from the top of yon tally i ocean
63.	three doors below the bottom	sixty degrees below the bottom
64.	where i saw houses thatched with pancakes	pancakes for slates
65.	and spelked on with black puddings	black puddings for nails
66.	horse back bones for rigging stones
67.	is that all	is that all sir
68.	o dear no i ve travelled from my old granny s three square corner cupboard	no from my grandmother s bedside to the corner cupboard
69.	where i ve got many a leg of mouse butter and scouse potatoe pie giblets and calf bladder pie	where i got so much bread and cheese
70.	that s what made me so fat and bulky as i am
71.	a leg and a thigh fit to tice any young lady
72.	from her father s residence and from boarding school
73.	i is not talking about fat	i wasn t talking about fat
74.	neither am i talking about lean
75.	what are you talking about	what were you talking about
76.	what i can cure	about what i can cure
77.	what canst thou cure	what can you cure
78.	o i can cure the itch the stitch the scab the gout
79.	if there be nineteen devils in mr turk i ll bring one and twenty out	if there s nineteen devils in this man i ll surely cast twenty out
80.	why as i passed through saint paul s churchyard the other morning
81.	even the very dead arose and cried
82.	doctor doctor give us one of your never failing pills
83.	poor turk is dead his ghost has fled no more of him thou lt see
84.	but if grand turk shall rise again what shall become of thee
85.	he challenged me to fight with him and why should i deny	he challenged me to fight and why should i deny
86.	i ll let him know king george is born to conquer or to die	i ll let him know king george was born to conquer or to die
87.	his heart goes pit pit pat like a dead lamb s tail
88.	he s got an awful wound that a coach and six horses might pass through
89.	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	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
90.	it will cure all ills and bring dead men to life again	that will surely turn this dead man to life again
91.	here jack take a little of my nip nap	here jack take a little of my nip nap
92.	let it run down thy tip tap	let it run down thy tip tap
93.	rise up bold turk and fight king george again	rise up and fight king george again
94.	the dead man doesn t seem to rise yet doctor
95.	o but i have not finished him yet
96.	o see o see what i have done
97.	the cleverest doctor under the sun
98.	cured his wound and healed his blood
99.	and gave him something to do him good
100.	o where have i been this long and weary time
101.	fetch me my scratch and pain
102.	pardon king george pardon
103.	no pardon will i give thee
104.	but i ll wound thee more and more
105.	in jumps i old beelzebub
106.	under my arm i carry my club
107.	in my club i drop my cash	into my pocket i drop my cash
108.	and i think myself a canny old man
109.	in come i old betty askett	in comes i auld molly masket
110.	under my arm i carry my basket	under my arm i carry my basket
111.	in my basket i carry my eggs
112.	and i think myself a canny old lass	and i think myself a jolly auld ass
113.	here we go round all six in a row	1. here s two or three jolly boys all in one mind 2. so here we all are full five in a row
114.	as fine young fellows as ever you saw	a set of jolly sailors as ever you saw
115.	fol da day fol da day fol da diddle i dom day	fal the ray fal the ray fal the riddle ar al i day
116.	now ladies and gentlemen sitting by the fire	so ladies and gentlemen that sit by the fire
117.	put your hands in your pockets it s all we desire	put your hands in your pocket that s all our desire
118.	put your hands in your pockets and pull out your purse	put your hands in your pocket and pull out your purse
119.	and give us a trifle you ll not be the worse	and give us a trifle you ll not be much worse
120.	fol da day fol da day fol da diddle i dom day	fal the ray fal the ray fal the riddle ar al i day

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

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