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Christmas: his Pageant Play, or Mysterie of "St.George" - 1842
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Line	Christmas: his Pageant Play, or Mysterie of "St.George" - 1842	Christmas Rhymers in the North of Ireland : Belfast 1872
1.	silence brave gentlemen if you will give an eye
2.	as alexander is my name i ll sing a tragedy
3.	a ramble here i took this famous town to see
4.	my actors i have brought from farthest italy
5.	the first i do present he is a noble king
6.	he s just come from the wars good tidings he doth bring
7.	the next that doth come in he is a doctor good
8.	if it had it not been for him i d surely lost my blood
9.	saint george to tell thy beauty i m not able
10.	for thy face shines like the old oak kitchen table
11.	thy teeth are no whiter than charcoal in a bag
12.	and when thy robes are off there s nothing left but rag
13.	old dives is the last a miser you may see
14.	who by never lending any thing can t come to poverty
15.	so gentlemen you see our actors will go round
16.	stand of a little while more pastime will be found
17.	we did not come here to laugh or to jeer
18.	but for a pocket full of money and some christmas cheer
19.	if you will not believe what i now say	and if you don t believe what i say
20.	let father christmas come in clear the way
21.	open your doors and let him come in
22.	i hope your favours he will win
23.	whether he rise or whether i fall
24.	he ll do his best to please you all
25.	her comes father christmas who does not know my name
26.	sword and buckler by my side i hope to win the game
27.	rise up good wives shake your feathers
28.	don t you think that we are beggars
29.	we are gentles come to play
30.	and seek your english good money
31.	move off stocks then move off stools
32.	here comes in the feast of fools
33.	muckle head with little wit may stand behind the door
34.	but such a set as we are was never here before
35.	room room brave gallants now give us room to sport
36.	for in this stately place we wish to make resort
37.	with sprightly jest repeat to you our merry ancient rhyme
38.	for you ll remember gentlemen that this is christmas time
39.	to cut up green goose pies the time doth now appear
40.	so we are come to act our merry christmas here
41.	at the sound of the trumpet and the beat of the drum
42.	make way brave gentlemen and let the actors come
43.	we are the merry actors love fighting for our meat
44.	we are the merry actors that traverse many a street
45.	we are the merry actors that can show the pleasant play
46.	step in thou king of egypt and clear for us the way
47.	i am the king of egypt as plainly does appear
48.	saint george of merry england he is my only son and heir
49.	step in therefore my noble son and act thy part with me
50.	and show thy fame and visage forth before the company
51.	here come i the dragon snapdragon is my name
52.	and all nations round do tremble at my fame
53.	where er i go they tremble at my sight
54.	no lord or champion long with me would fight
55.	here come i a knight from britain did i spring	here come i saint george from england have i sprung
56.	i ll fight the dragon bold my wonders to begin	one of those noble deeds of valour to begin
57.	i ll clip his wings he shall not fly
58.	i ll cut him down or else i ll die
59.	who s he that seeks the dragon s blood
60.	and calls so angry and so loud
61.	that english dog will he before me stand
62.	i ll cut him down with my courageous hand	i ll cut him down with my courageous hand
63.	with my long teeth and scurvy jaw
64.	to fill my large and hungry maw
65.	of such i d break up half a score
66.	and stay my stomach till i d more
67.	here s one that dares to look thee in the face
68.	and soon will send thee to another place
69.	i am prince george a champion brave and bold
70.	for with my sword i ve won three crowns of gold
71.	twas i that brought the dragon to the slaughter
72.	twas i that gained the egyptian monarch s daughter
73.	in egypt s fields i prisoner long was kept	seven long years in a close cave have i been kept
74.	but by my valour i from thence escaped
75.	i sounded loud at the gate of a divine
76.	when out a giant hopp d with bad design
77.	a blow he dealt which almost struck me dead
78.	but i up with my sword off went his head
79.	here comes in the great king of macedon
80.	who conquered all the world but scotland let alone
81.	when i came to scotland my heart grew so cold
82.	to see a little nation so stout and so bold
83.	so stout and so free
84.	i feared to call on galgacus to fight with me
85.	sir knight of rome unto you i bend
86.	stand off thou slave i think you not my friend
87.	salve that for me is far too base a name
88.	the word but serves to stab my honour and my fame
89.	the be stabbed sir is the least of all my care
90.	appoint your time and place i ll meet you there
91.	i ll cross the water at the hour of five
92.	i ll meet you there sir if i be alive
93.	oh horrible horrible the like was never seen
94.	a man drove out of senses seven at once into fifteen
95.	and out of fifteen wits into fourscore
96.	oh horrible horrible the like was ne er before
97.	thou silly ass that livest on grass dost thou abuse a stranger
98.	i live in hopes to buy new ropes and tie thy nose to a manger
99.	stand off thou dirty dog or by my sword thoul t die
100.	i ll make thy body full of holes i ll cause thy buttons fly
101.	hold slacker hold pray do not be so hot
102.	for on this spot thou knowest not who thou st got
103.	tis i that soon thy limbs will hash and crush them small as flies
104.	and send thee to the pastrycook to make into mince pies
105.	but hold prince george before thou go away
106.	for either i or you must fall this most bloody day
107.	some mortal wounds thou shalt receive by me
108.	so let is fight it out at once most manfully
109.	take up the body bear it hence away
110.	for this place no longer shall it stay
111.	oh cruel turk what it this thou hast done
112.	thou hast ruined me by killing my only son
113.	oh what is here oh what is to be now done
114.	our prince is slain the crown is likewise gone
115.	he gave me a challenge why should i him deny
116.	how high he was how low now he doth lies
117.	o sambo sambo help me now
118.	i was never more in need
119.	then haste thy valiant sword to shew
120.	and fight until you bleed
121.	yes my liege lord i will your voice obey
122.	and by my sword i hope to win the day
123.	yonder stands he who killed my master s son
124.	and his own ruin thoughtlessly begun
125.	i ll try if he be sprung from royal blood
126.	and from his body make an ocean flood
127.	gentlemen you see my sword s point is broke
128.	or else i d run it through that villain s throat
129.	is there never a doctor to be found	is there never a doctor to be found
130.	that can cure my son of his deadly wound	can cure this man of his deep and mortal wound
131.	yes there is a doctor can cure disease the phtisic the palsy whatever you please
132.	i can cure corns spasms gout	the palsy and the gout
133.	i can draw the fidgets out
134.	fever cure in a crack
135.	or lumbago in the back
136.	i have potions plasters pills
137.	to cure melancholy ills
138.	i can a dead man raise again
139.	with a little dose of elecampane
140.	what will ye take to cure this man
141.	and it is instant thine
142.	ten marks pounds and a bottle of wine
143.	will six not do
144.	you must go higher
145.	seven
146.	twill not pay for the herbs and the fire
147.	i ll give you a wife both lusty and young
148.	can talk dutch french and the italian tongue
149.	i ll have none such
150.	why don t you love your learning
151.	that thus to cure my son my offer you are spurning
152.	yes i love my learning as i love my life
153.	i love a learned scholar but not a learned wife
154.	fifteen pound it is my fee but lay the money down
155.	and as tis for such a rogue as thee i cure him for ten pound
156.	now rise saint george give me your hand
157.	start to your feet and firmly stand
158.	a wondrous cure my daughter s thine
159.	excuse me sir the lady s mine
160.	now where s the turk that will he before me stand
161.	i ll cut him down with my courageous hand	i ll cut him down with my courageous hand
162.	that will i the turkish knight
163.	come from the turkish land to fight
164.	i ll fight saint george who is my foe
165.	i ll make him yield before i go
166.	he brags to such a high degree
167.	he think there s none can do like he
168.	oh pardon me saint george pardon of thee i crave
169.	oh pardon me this night and i will be thy slave
170.	no pardon shalt thou have while i have foot to stand
171.	so rise thee up again and fight out sword in hand
172.	here comes in judas judas is my name
173.	come drop some silver in the bag it was for that i came
174.	i have been in the east i have been in the west
175.	at many a castle gate but you will treat me the best
176.	i ve seen geese going in pattens i ve seen clouds all day
177.	pour peas and beans in torrents down you could not find your way
178.	i ve seen the farmers thatch their barns with needles and with pins
179.	swine flying in the troubled air like peelings of ingins
180.	our hearts are made of steel but our bodies soft as ware
181.	if you ve any thing to give good folks why put in there
182.	bouncer buckler velvet s dear
183.	and christmas comes but once a year
184.	though when it comes it brings good cheer
185.	then farewell christmas once a year
186.	farewell farewell adieu friendship and unity
187.	i hope we have made sport and pleased the company
188.	good gentlefolk you see we are but actors few
189.	we have done our very best that is all the best can do
190.	now ladies and gentlemen your sport is almost ended	gentlemen and ladies since our sport is ended
191.	so prepare for the hat which is highly commended	our box must now be recommended
192.	the hat it would speak if it had but a tongue	our box would speak if it had a tongue
193.	come throw in your money and think it no wrong	nine or ten shillings would do it no wrong

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Christmas: his Pageant Play, or Mysterie of "St.George" - 1842
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