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Broadwell Christmas Play, 1900 or 1901
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Penkridge Christmas Play, 1899

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1.	in comes i tall hind before
2.	i come first to open the door
3.	i brought a broom to sweep the room
4.	i ll warrant all give me room to rise
5.	i ve come to show activity this merry christmas time
6.	activity at first activity at late
7.	that s never been acted in this common state
8.	in comes i old prussian king
9.	born to defend all nations
10.	i value no man neither french nor turk
11.	i dont know the man that can do me any hurt
12.	where is the man that dare bid me stand oh i am the man that dare bid thee stand
13.	bold slasher is my name
14.	with sword and buckle at my side i long to win the game
15.	for there shall be war between us two
16.	to see which first on the ground shall go
17.	so mind your hits and guard your blows
18.	or else you ll have one on your nose
19.	for i will cut you up as small as flies	for it s i that can either slash thee or hash thee or cut thee as small as flies
20.	and send you to jamica to make mince pies
21.	doctor doctor do your part
22.	king george is wounded in his heart
23.	not in his heart but in his knee
24.	five pounds in gold i ll give to thee
25.	doctor aint coming for no such money as that
26.	doctor doctor do your part
27.	king george is wounded in his heart
28.	not in his heart but in his knee
29.	twenty pounds in gold i ll give to thee
30.	doctor s a coming
31.	my man jack
32.	hullo
33.	bring my horse
34.	you fetch him
35.	you bring him
36.	all right be i to ride him
37.	no he throwed me last night and broke my neck
38.	i was obliged to have it tin tacked together again this morning
39.	my man jack
40.	hullo
41.	what did you give my horse to eat last night
42.	a bean and a half to eat
43.	a bucket of dry ashes to drink
44.	and racked him up with a furze faggot
45.	well don t you give him so much within half a bean tonight
46.	well what do you think s the matter with this man
47.	got the tooth ache in his big toe
48.	well we d better draw it a bit
49.	come no how can you draw a man toe
50.	well we had better try at his tooth
51.	come yes
52.	can ever one of you draw a tooth like that without fetching blood
53.	yes for i are a cleverer doctor than you
54.	what can you do then
55.	cure a magpie of the tooth ache
56.	how should you do it
57.	cut him a piece of tin tack pudding and give him that
58.	that would stick to his ribs
59.	i know a better cure than that
60.	how should you do it
61.	why cut his head off and throw his body in the ditch
62.	that s a safe cure
63.	and now i have some pills they are but few
64.	they will search this man s body through and through
65.	they will strike fire to his heart like a dung drag
66.	and come from him like a turn pike gate
67.	and if any man has been dead three score years and ten
68.	they will fetch him to life again
69.	and now bold soldier is not quite dead
70.	rise up and fight again	arise up jack and fight again
71.	in comes i beelzebub	1. step in beelzebub 2. ya ha ha here comes old beelzebub
72.	and on my shoulder i carry a club	on my shoulder i carry my club
73.	and in my hand a dripping pan	and in my hand my keginpan
74.	and dont you think i m a jolly old man	don t you think i m a jolly old man
75.	jolly enough
76.	last christmas time i turned to spit
77.	and burnt my finger i feel it yet
78.	the saucepan beat the ladle
79.	hullo said the grid iron can t you two agree
80.	i am the justice bring him to me
81.	as i was walking down a long dirty muddy lane
82.	i saw nine cast iron fir trees walking about
83.	i thought that very funny
84.	i went a bit further
85.	i saw a pigsty tied to an elder bush
86.	i thought that very funny
87.	i went a bit further
88.	i saw a house built with pancakes
89.	and thatched with apple dumplings
90.	i thought that very funny
91.	i knocked at the maid and the door came out
92.	and i asked her if she would lend me a pick axe
93.	she said ah yes you go up nineteen pairs of stairs
94.	and down seventeen into the garret
95.	you will find one put to bed with seven young ones
96.	and when i came back she asked me if i could eat a glass of beer
97.	and drink a crust of bread and cheese
98.	i said ah yes and no thank you and meant yes please all the same
99.	and if i come this way another year
100.	i will bring you a brace of rabbits to make you a pigeon pie of
101.	walk in john finny
102.	i wish to be called mr finny
103.	walk in mr finny
104.	in comes i that s never been yet	ya ha ha here comes one that s never been yet
105.	with my big head and little wit	with a big head and little wit
106.	my head so big my wit so small	although my wit it is but small
107.	i will play you a tune that will please you all
108.	green sleeves and yellow faces
109.	now my lads come take your places

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Broadwell Christmas Play, 1900 or 1901versusPenkridge Christmas Play, 1899

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Broadwell Christmas Play, 1900 or 1901
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Penkridge Christmas Play, 1899