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Pace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842]
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The Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884

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Line	Pace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842]	The Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884
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	stand forth saint george thou champion and clear the way
11.	here come i knight george from england i spring	i am saint george from good old england sprung
12.	one of those noble deeds of valour to begin	and now i ll slay the dragon bold my wonders to begin
13.	i am a noble champion bold	i am saint george that worthy champion bold
14.	and with my right hand sword shield and spear have won many a crown in gold	and with my sword and spear i won three crowns of 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	i fought the fiery dragon and brought him to the slaughter
20.	and by these holy means won fair elizabeth the queen of egypt s daughter
21.	and after i won her
22.	i did not stand at fear
23.	but through her tender heart i run my naked spear
24.	many a giant i did subdue
25.	after i run the dragon through and through
26.	i free d fair sabra from the snake
27.	and what could mortal man more undertake
28.	i fought them all courageously
29.	and still have gain d the victory
30.	and always fight for liberty
31.	shew me the man that dare before me stand
32.	i ll cut him down with glittering sword in hand	i ll cut him down with my courageous hand
33.	here s the man that dare before thee stand
34.	i heard thee say thou d cut him down with sword in hand
35.	i am he that will take thy challenge whose courage is so great
36.	and with my sword i always make both earls and dukes to quake
37.	thou art a bold fellow who art thou
38.	i am a soldier stout and brave bold slasher is my name	i am a valiant soldier and slasher is my name
39.	with sword and buckler by my side i hope to win this game	with sword and buckler by my side i hope to win more fame
40.	i ll make the globe to ring brave boys
41.	and that i will make good
42.	and that before this ground i quit
43.	i ll spill saint george s blood
44.	what s that thou sayest do thou not be so hot
45.	for in this spot thou know st not whom thou s got
46.	i will hash thee and smash thee as small as flies
47.	and send the to the d l to make mince pies
48.	mince pies hot mince pies cold
49.	i ll send thee to make e er thour t three days old
50.	o george o george how can thou say so
51.	when my head is made of iron my body girt and steel d	since my head is made of iron my body made of steel
52.	my legs and arms bold beef and brass i ll be bound no man can make me yield
53.	let thy head be made of iron thy body girt and steel d
54.	thy legs and arms both beef and brass i ll be bound i ll make thee yield
55.	with all thy boasts thou cannot thyself save
56.	for satisfaction i will have
57.	what i have said i mean thou cannot me dismay
58.	so pull thy sword out then and fight thy way
59.	oh oh george what has thou done
60.	thou st kill d and slain my only son
61.	my only son my only heir cans t thou not see him bleed before thee there
62.	i ve sarved him right
63.	he drew out his sword and challenge d me to fight
64.	a doctor a doctor ten pounds for a doctor	a doctor a doctor ten pounds for a doctor
65.	is there no doctor to be found	is there never a doctor to be found
66.	to cure this man of his deep and mortal wound	1. can cure my son of his deep and deadly wound 2. can cure your son of his deep and deadly wound
67.	o horrible horrible deed whatever hast thou done
68.	to drive me out of my seven senses into seventeen
69.	and out of seventeen into seven score	to be struck out of seven senses into fourscore
70.	the like was never seen or heard before	the like was never seen in old england before
71.	here comes the doctor
72.	here comes i who never came yet
73.	with my big head and little wit
74.	although my wit be ever so small	my head is big my body is small
75.	i ve got enough to please you all
76.	i am a doctor pure and good
77.	and with my skill i can staunch his blood
78.	if you have a mind this man s life to save
79.	full fifty gold guineas i must have
80.	how camest thou to be a doctor
81.	by my travels
82.	how far has t thou travelled	well how far have you travelled in doctorship
83.	i have travelled
84.	where
85.	i have travelled far
86.	where has t thou travelled
87.	cans t thou not say where thou has travelled
88.	i ve travelled through hickety pickety high garman france and spain
89.	from the bedside to the cupboard side and from the cupboard side to the bedside back again	from the front door to the cupboard cupboard to fireplace fireplace up stairs and into bed
90.	what has thou seen in thy travels
91.	one day as i went down a narrow lane
92.	i peep d down a sough
93.	where i saw monkeys learing to chew bacca
94.	and taking snuff
95.	down another lane i saw two dead men fighting
96.	two blind men seeing fair play
97.	and hear d two deaf and dumb men
98.	shouting hurra hurra
99.	i saw an old woman selling soup in a cart
100.	i said let me have a bowl and she cut me a quart
101.	in a field i saw two stark nak d men running a race
102.	for a smocket
103.	they met a hare one nip d it up
104.	and put it in his pocket
105.	but doctor what can s thou cure	what can you cure
106.	i can cure the plague within the plague without	all complaints within and without
107.	the itch pox the palsy and the gout	from a cold in your head to a touch of the gout
108.	moreover if you bring me an old woman of fourscore and ten
109.	with the knuckle bone of her little big toe broken i can set it right again
110.	but can thou bring this dead man to life again
111.	that i can without giving him pain
112.	for i have a bottle in my pocket
113.	will cure him quick as in sky rocket
114.	here take a sup of my nip nap	here sir take a little of my flip flop
115.	and slip it down thy tip tap	pour it on thy tip top
116.	and now i say rise up bold slasher and fight thy way	rise man and fight again
117.	i say doctor what makes your nose so red and long
118.	tis good ale and beer that makes it red and long
119.	and if you can t believe what i say	and if you don t believe what i say
120.	step prince of paradise and clear the way
121.	here come i the prince of paradise that black morrocco king
122.	with crown and glory on my head i ll make this globe to ring
123.	i ll make the globe to ring brave boys
124.	remember what i say
125.	and if you don t believe it	and if you don t believe what i say
126.	come in brave turk and clear the way
127.	i am a turkish champion bold from turkey land i came
128.	i come to fight a famous knight saint george it is his name
129.	here come i saint patrick in shining armour bright
130.	a famous champion and a worthy knight
131.	what was saint george but saint patrick s boy
132.	he fed his horses seven long years on oats and hay
133.	and after that he ran away
134.	i say by george you lie sir
135.	pull out your sword and try sir
136.	pull out your purse and pay sir
137.	i ll run my sword through your body
138.	and make you run away sir
139.	and if you don t believe what i say	and if you don t believe what i say
140.	come in old noll and clear the way
141.	here come i oliver cromwell as you may suppose
142.	i have conquered many nations with my copper nose
143.	i made my foes to tremble and my enemies to quake
144.	and beat all my opposers till i made their hearts to ache
145.	and if you don t believe the words i have to say
146.	enter in old beelzebub and clear for me the way
147.	here i come old beelzebub
148.	here i come old beelzebub
149.	here i come old beelzebub
150.	and over my shoulder i carry my club
151.	and in my hand a dripping pan
152.	in my hand a dripping pan
153.	in my hand a dripping pan
154.	and i think myself a jolly young man
155.	and if you don t believe what i say	and if you don t believe what i say
156.	come in mr devil doubt and clear the way
157.	here come i little devil doubt
158.	if you don t give me money i ll sweep you all out
159.	money i want and money i crave
160.	if you don t give me money i ll sweep you all to the grave
161.	the last that does come in it is old dirty bet
162.	and if you will believe me her pettycoats are wet
163.	fol lol lol di riddle dee
164.	the next that does come in it is a valiant knight
165.	and if you will believe me he ll set you all to right
166.	fol lol etc
167.	the next that does come in it is old doctor fat
168.	and if you will believe he wears a pinch d cock d hat
169.	fol lol etc
170.	now easter is coming and all s very fine
171.	we re three or four jolly lads all in a line
172.	with walking and talking we are all very dry
173.	we hope our kind neighbours will never deny
174.	fol de riddle oll
175.	fol de role
176.	fol de riddle oll doll dee
177.	if you ll give us some pace eggs right jovial and free
178.	we ll treat all our lasses on easter monday
179.	if you give nought we ll take nought you ll find us all right
180.	and we ll drink your good health and bid you good night
181.	fol de riddle etc

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Pace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842]versusThe Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884

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Pace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842]
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The Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884