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Pace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842]
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Line	Pace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842]	The Silverton Mummers' Rhymes - 1873
1.	open the door and let me in
2.	a merry act i will begin
3.	i ll act it young i ll act it sage
4.	i ll act it on a public stage
5.	room room brave gallant boys come give us room to rhyme
6.	we come to show our great activity this easter time
7.	active young and active age
8.	the like was never acted on a stage
9.	and if you don t believe a word of what i say
10.	step in saint george and clear the way
11.	here come i knight george from england i spring
12.	one of those noble deeds of valour to begin
13.	i am a noble champion bold
14.	and with my right hand sword shield and spear have won many a crown in gold
15.	seven long years in a close confinement i have been kept
16.	and out of that into a prison leap t
17.	and out of that into a rock of stone
18.	where there i made my sad and grievous a moan
19.	was it not i who fought the fiery dragon and brought him down to slaughter
20.	and by these holy means won fair elizabeth the queen of egypt s daughter
21.	and after i won her i did not stand at fear
22.	but through her tender heart i run my naked spear
23.	many a giant i did subdue
24.	after i run the dragon through and through
25.	i free d fair sabra from the snake
26.	and what could mortal man more undertake
27.	i fought them all courageously
28.	and still have gain d the victory
29.	and always fight for liberty
30.	shew me the man that dare before me stand
31.	i ll cut him down with glittering sword in hand
32.	here s the man that dare before thee stand
33.	i heard thee say thou d cut him down with sword in hand
34.	i am he that will take thy challenge whose courage is so great
35.	and with my sword i always make both earls and dukes to quake
36.	thou art a bold fellow who art thou	from whence art thou
37.	i am a soldier stout and brave bold slasher is my name	here comes i the valiant soldier bold slasher is my name
38.	with sword and buckler by my side i hope to win this game	with sword and buckler by my side in hopes to win the game
39.	i ll make the globe to ring brave boys
40.	and that i will make good
41.	and that before this ground i quit
42.	i ll spill saint george s blood
43.	what s that thou sayest do thou not be so hot
44.	for in this spot thou know st not whom thou s got
45.	i will hash thee and smash thee as small as flies
46.	and send the to the d l to make mince pies
47.	mince pies hot mince pies cold
48.	i ll send thee to make e er thour t three days old
49.	o george o george how can thou say so
50.	when my head is made of iron my body girt and steel d	my head is not of iron my body is not of steel
51.	my legs and arms bold beef and brass i ll be bound no man can make me yield
52.	let thy head be made of iron thy body girt and steel d
53.	thy legs and arms both beef and brass i ll be bound i ll make thee yield
54.	with all thy boasts thou cannot thyself save
55.	for satisfaction i will have
56.	what i have said i mean thou cannot me dismay
57.	so pull thy sword out then and fight thy way
58.	oh oh george what has thou done
59.	thou st kill d and slain my only son
60.	my only son my only heir cans t thou not see him bleed before thee there
61.	i ve sarved him right
62.	he drew out his sword and challenge d me to fight
63.	a doctor a doctor ten pounds for a doctor
64.	is there no doctor to be found	is there a doctor to be found
65.	to cure this man of his deep and mortal wound	1. that will try to heal this worthy champion of his deep and deadly wound 2. to heal this worthy champion of his deep and deadly wound 3. that will try and heal this lady of her deep and deadly wound 4. that will try to cure this champion of his deep and deadly wound
66.	o horrible horrible deed whatever hast thou done
67.	to drive me out of my seven senses into seventeen
68.	and out of seventeen into seven score
69.	the like was never seen or heard before
70.	here comes the doctor
71.	here comes i who never came yet
72.	with my big head and little wit
73.	although my wit be ever so small	my head is big my body is small
74.	i ve got enough to please you all
75.	i am a doctor pure and good
76.	and with my skill i can staunch his blood
77.	if you have a mind this man s life to save
78.	full fifty gold guineas i must have
79.	how camest thou to be a doctor	what made thee doctor
80.	by my travels	my travels
81.	how far has t thou travelled
82.	i have travelled
83.	where
84.	i have travelled far	my travels
85.	where has t thou travelled
86.	cans t thou not say where thou has travelled
87.	i ve travelled through hickety pickety high garman france and spain
88.	from the bedside to the cupboard side and from the cupboard side to the bedside back again	yes yes saint george from the front door to the cupboard cupboard to the fireplace fireplace and to bed
89.	what has thou seen in thy travels
90.	one day as i went down a narrow lane
91.	i peep d down a sough
92.	where i saw monkeys learing to chew bacca
93.	and taking snuff
94.	down another lane i saw two dead men fighting
95.	two blind men seeing fair play
96.	and hear d two deaf and dumb men
97.	shouting hurra hurra
98.	i saw an old woman selling soup in a cart
99.	i said let me have a bowl and she cut me a quart
100.	in a field i saw two stark nak d men running a race
101.	for a smocket
102.	they met a hare one nip d it up
103.	and put it in his pocket
104.	but doctor what can s thou cure
105.	i can cure the plague within the plague without
106.	the itch pox the palsy and the gout
107.	moreover if you bring me an old woman of fourscore and ten
108.	with the knuckle bone of her little big toe broken i can set it right again
109.	but can thou bring this dead man to life again
110.	that i can without giving him pain
111.	for i have a bottle in my pocket
112.	will cure him quick as in sky rocket
113.	here take a sup of my nip nap
114.	and slip it down thy tip tap
115.	and now i say rise up bold slasher and fight thy way
116.	i say doctor what makes your nose so red and long
117.	tis good ale and beer that makes it red and long
118.	and if you can t believe what i say	1. if you don t believe in what i ve got to say 2. and if you don t believe what i ve forgot to say 3. if you don t believe what i ve got to say
119.	step prince of paradise and clear the way
120.	here come i the prince of paradise that black morrocco king
121.	with crown and glory on my head i ll make this globe to ring
122.	i ll make the globe to ring brave boys
123.	remember what i say
124.	and if you don t believe it	1. if you don t believe in what i ve got to say 2. and if you don t believe what i ve forgot to say 3. if you don t believe what i ve got to say
125.	come in brave turk and clear the way
126.	i am a turkish champion bold from turkey land i came
127.	i come to fight a famous knight saint george it is his name
128.	here come i saint patrick in shining armour bright
129.	a famous champion and a worthy knight
130.	what was saint george but saint patrick s boy
131.	he fed his horses seven long years on oats and hay
132.	and after that he ran away
133.	i say by george you lie sir
134.	pull out your sword and try sir
135.	pull out your purse and pay sir
136.	i ll run my sword through your body
137.	and make you run away sir
138.	and if you don t believe what i say	1. if you don t believe in what i ve got to say 2. and if you don t believe what i ve forgot to say 3. if you don t believe what i ve got to say
139.	come in old noll and clear the way
140.	here come i oliver cromwell as you may suppose
141.	i have conquered many nations with my copper nose
142.	i made my foes to tremble and my enemies to quake
143.	and beat all my opposers till i made their hearts to ache
144.	and if you don t believe the words i have to say
145.	enter in old beelzebub and clear for me the way
146.	here i come old beelzebub
147.	here i come old beelzebub
148.	here i come old beelzebub
149.	and over my shoulder i carry my club
150.	and in my hand a dripping pan
151.	in my hand a dripping pan
152.	in my hand a dripping pan
153.	and i think myself a jolly young man
154.	and if you don t believe what i say	1. if you don t believe in what i ve got to say 2. and if you don t believe what i ve forgot to say 3. if you don t believe what i ve got to say
155.	come in mr devil doubt and clear the way
156.	here come i little devil doubt
157.	if you don t give me money i ll sweep you all out
158.	money i want and money i crave
159.	if you don t give me money i ll sweep you all to the grave
160.	the last that does come in it is old dirty bet
161.	and if you will believe me her pettycoats are wet
162.	fol lol lol di riddle dee
163.	the next that does come in it is a valiant knight
164.	and if you will believe me he ll set you all to right
165.	fol lol etc
166.	the next that does come in it is old doctor fat
167.	and if you will believe he wears a pinch d cock d hat
168.	fol lol etc
169.	now easter is coming and all s very fine
170.	we re three or four jolly lads all in a line
171.	with walking and talking we are all very dry
172.	we hope our kind neighbours will never deny
173.	fol de riddle oll
174.	fol de role
175.	fol de riddle oll doll dee
176.	if you ll give us some pace eggs right jovial and free
177.	we ll treat all our lasses on easter monday
178.	if you give nought we ll take nought you ll find us all right
179.	and we ll drink your good health and bid you good night
180.	fol de riddle etc

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Pace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842]
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The Silverton Mummers' Rhymes - 1873