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A Plough Monday Play [Kentucky, c.1860]
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Line	A Plough Monday Play [Kentucky, c.1860]	Play from Bulby, Lincs. - 1913-1916
1.	in comes i the cruising soldier
2.	with orders from the queen to list all you fellows that follows horse and plough	with orders from the king to test all you jolly fellows that follows horse or plough
3.	in comes tom the farmer s boy	in comes i the farmer s boy
4.	don t you see my whip in hand	do n t you see my whip in hand
5.	to my plough i do attend	to my horses i attend
6.	tis plough monday makes me bold
7.	i hope you won t be offended
8.	in comes i old jane with my neck as long as a crane	in comes i old jane my neck as long as a crane
9.	long time i ve sought thee tom and now i ve found thee	long time i ve sought thee tom and now i ve found thee
10.	pray tommy take thy child	and pray tommie take thy charlie
11.	it s not mine and i won t have it	it s not mine and i won t have it
12.	look at its eyes nose cheek and chin	look at its eyes nose cheek and chin
13.	it s a picture of you as ever did grin	it s the picture of you as ever it can grin
14.	take it home and feed it	take a spoon and feed it
15.	go away home
16.	i ll see you in hell fire
17.	in comes i saint george
18.	in my hand i carry a club	over my shoulder i carry my club
19.	what old woman can sass me	what old woman can stand before me
20.	i can	i can
21.	my head it is of brass my body it is of steel	1. my head s made of brass my body s made of steel 2. if your head s made of brass if your body s made of steel
22.	nobody can t make me feel nothing	my fingers are made of knucklebone no man can make me feel
23.	if your head is made of brass and your body s made of steel	1. my head s made of brass my body s made of steel 2. if your head s made of brass if your body s made of steel
24.	i can make you feel	if your fingers are made of knucklebone i can make you feel
25.	what have you done
26.	killed the best woman under the sun	thou killed the finest young woman under the sun
27.	two pounds for a doctor	five pounds for a doctor
28.	ten pounds to stay away	ten pounds to keep him away
29.	he must come in a case like this	he must come in a case like this
30.	hold my horse by the tail boy he s only a donkey	wo boy take hold of my orse
31.	give him a good feed of water and a bucket of ashes to drink
32.	in comes i a doctor good
33.	to stop the blood
34.	be you a doctor	you the doctor
35.	yes i am a doctor	yes i m the doctor
36.	what ailments can you cure	what pains can you cure
37.	just what my pill pleases
38.	i goes about for the good of the country
39.	i d sooner kill than cure
40.	i cured my own wife of rheumatism in all four of her elbows
41.	and i ll cure this woman if she ain t too far gone
42.	hold my bottle till i feel her pulse	i ll feel of her pulse
43.	is that where the pulse do lie	is that where you feel of a young woman s pulse
44.	yes it lies in the strongest part of the body
45.	she s not dead she s only in a trance	but the young woman s not dead she s only in a trance
46.	she s swallowed a horse and cart and can t pass off the wheels	swallowed the donkey and cart last night and the wheels are n t digested
47.	these are virgin pills
48.	take one tonight and two tomorrow
49.	and rub your belly with the bottle next day
50.	jump up jane and we ll have a dance	rise up and let s have a dance
51.	come my lads it s time for listing	come all young men that s a mind for listing
52.	listing do not be afraid	list and do not be afraid
53.	you shall have your fill of liquor
54.	tell me who is this pretty maid	likewise this pretty fair maid
55.	in comes i a lady fair my fortune in my charms	behold a lady bright and gay sad fortunes and sweet charms
56.	it s true i ve turned away out of my true love s arms	so scornful i ve been torn away right out of my true love s arms
57.	oh he did marry me as all do understand	he swears if i won t wed with him as you may understand
58.	and then he listed for a soldier in a far and distant land	he ll list for a soldier and go to some foreign land
59.	madam i ve got gold and silver
60.	madam i ve got house and land
61.	madam i ve got golden treasure
62.	all at your command
63.	what care i for your gold and silver
64.	what care i for your house and land
65.	what care i for your golden treasure
66.	all i want is a nice young man
67.	here am i all brisk and spry
68.	and i m hungry as well as dry	i m as hungry as you re dry
69.	here am i old jane with my neck as long as a crane	in comes i old jane my neck as long as a crane
70.	once i wore a wig behind and a wig before
71.	now i m a poor widow
72.	i m the nice young man you want miss
73.	madam i ve got gold and silver
74.	madam i ve got house and land
75.	madam i ve got golden treasure
76.	all at your command
77.	hey down a down hey down a down
78.	there s never a trusty farmer
79.	in all our town
80.	that has cause to lead so merry a life
81.	as i that got married
82.	to a true and faithful wife
83.	i thank you gentle husband
84.	you praise me to my face
85.	i pray thee take me lady
86.	unto my rightful place
87.	believe me gentle husband
88.	if you knowed as much as i
89.	the words that you have spoken
90.	i quickly would deny
91.	for since you went from home
92.	a lover i have had
93.	who is so far in love with me
94.	that he is almost mad
95.	and i have promised him
96.	to be his loving friend
97.	believe me gentle wife
98.	that this makes me to frown
99.	there is no gentleman of high renown
100.	that shall enjoy thy love
101.	though his gold be all so good
102.	before he wrong my lady so
103.	i ll spill for him his blood
104.	so tell me who it is
105.	doth desire thy love
106.	we are not the london actors
107.	that act upon the stage
108.	we are the country plough boys
109.	that work for little wage
110.	good master and good mistress	good master and good mistress as you sit round the fire
111.	just think of us poor boys that plough through mud and mire	remember us poor plough boys ploughs through mud and mire
112.	we d thank you dear master for a pitcher of your best beer	so what you please into our box and a pitcher of your best beer
113.	good master and good mistress as you sit by your fire	good master and good mistress as you sit round the fire
114.	remember us poor plough boys that plough amongst the mire	remember us poor plough boys ploughs through mud and mire
115.	the mud it is so nasty	the mire it is so wet and deep we travel but far and near
116.	the water is not clear
117.	we d thank you for to give us
118.	a drink to give us cheer
119.	kind miss kind miss go ask your mother
120.	if you my bride shall ever be
121.	if she says yes come back and tell me
122.	if she says no we ll run away
123.	kind miss kind miss i have much silver
124.	kind miss i have a house and land
125.	kind miss i have a world of pleasure
126.	and all of these at thy command
127.	what care i for your gold and silver
128.	what care i for your house and land
129.	what care i for your world of pleasure
130.	what i want is a handsome man

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A Plough Monday Play [Kentucky, c.1860]
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