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The New Year Mummers' Tale of Galaschin - Forfarshire 1888
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Christmas: his Pageant Play, or Mysterie of "St.George" - 1842

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Line	The New Year Mummers' Tale of Galaschin - Forfarshire 1888	Christmas: his Pageant Play, or Mysterie of "St.George" - 1842
1.	good people all come round and listen to my song
2.	my name is sir alexander i won t detain you long	as alexander is my name i ll sing a tragedy
3.	there are but five of us sirs and merry boys are we
4.	and we are going a hunting some houses for to see	a ramble here i took this famous town to see
5.	some houses for to see sirs some pleasure for to have
6.	and what you freely give to us we freely shall receive
7.	the first young man that i call in he is a farmer s son
8.	he is afraid he ll lose his love because he is too young
9.	though i be too young sirs i ve money for to rove
10.	and i will freely spend it all before i lose my love
11.	the next young man that i call in he is a hero fine
12.	his cap is to the admiral and all his men are mine
13.	here come i the admiral the admiral stout and bold
14.	who fought the battle on the deck and gained three crowns of gold
15.	the next young man that i call in golaschin is his name
16.	the bravest knight in all the land of glory and of fame
17.	here come i golaschin
18.	golaschin of renown
19.	with sword and pistol by my side and hope to gain the crown	sword and buckler by my side i hope to win the game
20.	the crown sir the crown sir is not into your power
21.	i ll slay you and slash you in less than half an hour
22.	me head is made of fire sir my body is well steeled
23.	and with my bloody weapon i ll slay you on the field
24.	i ll do the best that i can do while i have power to stand
25.	while i have power to wield my sword i ll fight with heart and hand
26.	here are two champions going to fight that never fought before
27.	i m not going to separate them pray what could i do more
28.	fight on fight on my merry boys fight on fight on with speed
29.	i ll give any man a thousand pounds to lay golaschin dead
30.	oh what is this oh what is this oh what is this you ve done
31.	you have slain golaschin and on the ground he s lain
32.	it was not me that did the deed quite innocent of the crime
33.	it was the fellow behind my back that drew his sword so fine
34.	oh you are the villain to lay the blame on me
35.	for my two eyes were shut sir when that young man did dee
36.	why could your eyes be shut sir when i was looking on
37.	when could your two eyes shut be when both the swords were drawn
38.	if i have slain golaschin
39.	golaschin i will cure
40.	and i will make him rise and sing in less than half an hour
41.	call for the doctor is there any doctor to be found	is there never a doctor to be found
42.	yes here come i doctor brown
43.	the best doctor in all the town
44.	what makes you so good sir
45.	why for my travels
46.	and where have you travelled
47.	from hickerty pickerty hedgehog
48.	three times round the west indies and back to old scotland
49.	is that all sir
50.	no sir
51.	what more
52.	why i ve travelled from fireside to chairside from chairside to stoolside from stoolside to tableside from tableside to bedside from bedside to press side
53.	and got many a good lump of bread and butter from my mother
54.	and that s the way my belly s so big
55.	is that all sir
56.	yes sir
57.	what will you take to cure a dead man	what will ye take to cure this man
58.	nine pounds and a bottle of wine	ten marks pounds and a bottle of wine
59.	i ll give you six	will six not do
60.	six won t do
61.	i ll give you eight
62.	i wouldn t take it
63.	nine then and a bottle of wine	ten marks pounds and a bottle of wine
64.	put the smell of the bottle to his nose
65.	and make him rise and sing
66.	once i was dead sir and now i am alive
67.	blessed be the doctor that made me revive
68.	bless the master of this house the mistress good also
69.	and all the little children that round the table go
70.	we ll all shake hands we ll never fight no more
71.	with our pockets full of money and our barrels full of beer	but for a pocket full of money and some christmas cheer
72.	we ll all go a drinking around the spanish shore
73.	hooray for a happy new year

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The New Year Mummers' Tale of Galaschin - Forfarshire 1888versusChristmas: his Pageant Play, or Mysterie of "St.George" - 1842

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The New Year Mummers' Tale of Galaschin - Forfarshire 1888
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Christmas: his Pageant Play, or Mysterie of "St.George" - 1842