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Cornish Christmas Play - 1833
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Christmas Mummers' Play from Weston-sub-Edge, Glos. - 1864

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Line	Cornish Christmas Play - 1833	Christmas Mummers' Play from Weston-sub-Edge, Glos. - 1864
1.	open your doors and let me in	open your doors and let me in
2.	i hope your favors i shall win	for your favour i am sure to win
3.	whether i rise or whether i fall	whether i rise or whether i fall
4.	i ll do my best to please you all	i do my best to please you all
5.	saint george is here and swears he will come in	for king george is here and swears he will come in
6.	and if he does i know he ll pierce my skin	and if he do he ll pierce me to my skin
7.	if you will not believe what i do say	so ladies and gentlemen if you don t believe what i say
8.	let father christmas come in clear the way
9.	here come i old father christmas welcome or welcome not	in comes i old father christmas christmas or christmas not
10.	i hope old father christmas will never be forgot	i hope old father christmas will never be forgot
11.	i am not come here to laugh or to jeer	i am not here to laugh or to cheer
12.	but for a pocketfull of money and a skinfull of beer	but all i want is a pocket full of money and a cellar full of beer
13.	if you will not believe what i do say	so ladies and gentlemen if you don t believe what i say
14.	come in the king of egypt clear the way
15.	here i the king of egypt boldly do appear
16.	saint george saint george walk in my only son and heir
17.	walk in my son saint george and boldly act thy part
18.	that all the people here may see thy wond rous art
19.	here come i saint george from britain did i spring
20.	i ll fight the dragon bold my wonders to begin
21.	i ll clip his wings he shall not fly
22.	i ll cut him down or else i die
23.	who s he that seeks the dragon s blood	who s he who seeks the dragon s blood
24.	and calls so angry and so loud	and curse so angry and so loud
25.	that english dog will he before me stand	you you black looking english dog will you before me stand
26.	i ll cut him down with my courageous hand	i ll cut thee down with my courageous hand
27.	with my long teeth and scurvy jaw
28.	of such i d break up half a score	with my long teeth and scurly jaws i break up half a score
29.	and stay my stomach till i d more	and stay my stomach till i mourn
30.	is there a doctor to be found all ready near at hand	oh is there a doctor to be found or any near at hand
31.	to cure a deep and deadly wound and make the champion stand	to heal this deep and deadly wound and make this dead man stand
32.	oh yes there is a doctor to be found all ready near at hand	1. oh yeas here is a doctor to be found all ready near at hand 2. oh yes here is a doctor to be found all ready near at hand
33.	to cure a deep and deadly wound and make the champion stand	to heal this deep and deadly wound and make this dead man stand
34.	what can you cure
35.	all sorts of diseases whatever you pleases
36.	the phthisic the palsy and the gout
37.	if the devil s in i ll blow him out
38.	what is your fee	what s thy fee doctor
39.	fifteen pound it is my fee the money to lay down
40.	but as tis such a rogue as thee i cure for ten pound
41.	i carry a little bottle of alicumpane	i ve a little bottle by my side called eelgumpane
42.	here jack take a little of my flip flop
43.	pour it down thy tip top
44.	rise up and fight again
45.	here am i saint george that worthy champion bold
46.	and with my sword and spear i won three crowns of gold
47.	i fought the fiery dragon and brought him to the slaughter
48.	by that i won fair sabra the king of egypt s daughter
49.	where is the man that now will me defy
50.	i ll cut his giblets full of holes and make his buttons fly
51.	here come i the turkish night
52.	come from the turkish land to fight	came from foreign lands to fight
53.	i ll fight saint george who is my foe
54.	i ll make him yield before i go
55.	he brags to such a high degree
56.	he think there s none can do the like of he
57.	where is the turk that will before me stand
58.	i ll cut him down with my courageous hand	i ll cut thee down with my courageous hand
59.	oh pardon me saint george pardon of thee i crave
60.	oh pardon me this night and i will be thy slave
61.	no pardon shalt thou have while i have foot to stand
62.	so rise thee up again and fight out sword in hand
63.	here come i the giant bold turpin is my name
64.	and all the nations round do tremble at my fame
65.	where er i go they tremble at my sight
66.	no lord or champion long with me would fight
67.	here s one that dares to look thee in the face
68.	and soon will send thee to another place
69.	now ladies and gentlemen your sport is most ended
70.	so prepare for the hat which is highly commended
71.	the hat it would speak if it had but a tongue	if this old frying pan had but a tongue
72.	come throw in your money and think it no wrong	he d say chuck in yer money and think it no wrong

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Cornish Christmas Play - 1833versusChristmas Mummers' Play from Weston-sub-Edge, Glos. - 1864

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Cornish Christmas Play - 1833
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Christmas Mummers' Play from Weston-sub-Edge, Glos. - 1864