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Rudheath (Cheshire) Souling Play [1949]
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Newport Version [Christmas Morris-Dancers' Play, Shropshire, 1879]

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Line	Rudheath (Cheshire) Souling Play [1949]	Newport Version [Christmas Morris-Dancers' Play, Shropshire, 1879]
1.	we are one two three good hearty lads and we re all in one mind
2.	this night we come a souling good nature to find
3.	this night we come a souling as it does appear
4.	and i hope you ll remember tis soulcaking time tis soul caking time
5.	so the first that is a lady so gay
6.	from her native country she strayed away
7.	with her hat and her feathers she looks very fine
8.	and all that she delights in is drinking port wine is drinking port wine
9.	so the next that steps up is lord nelson you see
10.	with a bunch of blue ribbons right down to his knees
11.	he s a star on his forehead like silver doth shine
12.	and all that he delights in is drinking strong ale is drinking strong ale
13.	go down to your cellar and see what you can find
14.	if your barrel be not empty i ll hope you ll provide
15.	i hope you ll provide with your money and strong beer
16.	so we ll come no more a souling until next year
17.	here i am king george the champion bold	i am the great and valiant george the conquering hero brave
18.	i ve won ten thousand pounds in gold
19.	and by such means i ve won the king of egypt s daughter	and by that means i gained the king of egypt s daughter
20.	if you can t believe these words i say	if you can t believe the words i say
21.	step in black prince and clear the way
22.	in comes i black prince of paradise born of fiery nown
23.	so i will fetch king george s courage down
24.	if that be him that dost stand there
25.	that slew my master s son and heir
26.	soon will i make his blood
27.	run like nose blood
28.	mind what thou sayest
29.	what i say i mean
30.	stand back thou black morocco dog and by my sword thou ll die
31.	i ll pierce thy body full of holes and make thy buttons fly
32.	how canst thou pierce my body full of holes
33.	when my head is cased in iron my breast in steel	when my arms are made of iron my body made of steel
34.	my toes and fingers of knuckle bone i challenge thee to yield
35.	prepare
36.	king george king george what hast thou done	king george king george what hast thou done
37.	thou hast killed and slain my only son	thou hast killed and slain my only son
38.	my only heir see how he lies down bleeding there	my only son my only heir can t you see him bleeding there
39.	why mary he challenged me out to fight and why should i deny
40.	ten pounds for the best quack doctor in this town
41.	five if he is a good one	i ll give five pounds for a doctor
42.	here i am john brown
43.	the best quack doctor in this town
44.	from the continent i come
45.	to cure thy son king george hath slain
46.	what sort of diseases can you cure
47.	the all sorts
48.	what s the allsorts
49.	the ipps the pips the pops the gout	i can cure the itch the pitch the palsy and the gout
50.	a man having nineteen devils in his body it is bound to knock twenty out	if there is nineteen old ladies we can fetch twenty out
51.	cure him then
52.	here jack take three drops out of this bottle
53.	and rise and fight the battle
54.	o you silly man the dead man never stirs
55.	o mary i quite forgot
56.	i have taken the right cork off the wrong bottle
57.	i have another bottle in my inside outside jacket coat waistcoat pocket which my great great grandfather sent from spain
58.	called the inny minny oky poky
59.	and will bring any dead man to life again
60.	cure him then
61.	o my back my back
62.	what ails thy back my son
63.	my back is broken my heart s confounded
64.	knocked seventeen senses into four score	out of seventeen into seven score
65.	the like was never seen in old england before	the like was never seen here nor yet done before
66.	and if you can t believe me what i say
67.	step in beelzebub and clear the way
68.	in comes i beelzebub	my name is old billy bellzebub
69.	on my shoulder i carry my club	and on my left shoulder i carry a large club
70.	in my hand a dripping pan	and in my right hand a small dripping pan
71.	i reckon myself a jolly old man	so i think myself a jolly old man
72.	rink tink tink a sup more drink	1. with my rink a tink a tink and a sup more drink 2. with my rink a tink a tink etc etc
73.	i drink the barrel dry	i make your old kettle cry sound
74.	if you can t believe these words i say	if you can t believe the words i say
75.	step in dairydoubt and clear the way
76.	in comes dairydoubt
77.	with his shirt flap hanging out
78.	five yards in and five yards out
79.	and if you can t believe these words i say	if you can t believe the words i say
80.	step in wild horse and clear the way
81.	in comes dick and all his men
82.	he s come to see you once again
83.	he was once alive but now he s dead
84.	but now he s nothing but a poor old horse s head
85.	stand up dick
86.	this horse has travelled high he s travelled low
87.	he s travelled both through frost and snow
88.	he s travelled where houses are thatched with pancakes
89.	walls built with penny loaves
90.	streets paved with dumplings growing up apple trees
91.	stand up dick
92.	this horse has an eye like an hawk
93.	a neck like a swan
94.	he s tongue like a ladies pocket book
95.	now read it if you can
96.	every time he opens his mouth his head s half off
97.	stand up dick
98.	over going down yon hill last night
99.	poor old dick fell down and broke both shafts off
100.	now ladies and gentlemen open your hearts
101.	and see what you can give towards dick a new cart
102.	not for him to draw but for me to ride in
103.	stand up dick
104.	this horse has only one leg and he is obliged to beg
105.	but what he begs it is but small
106.	but is obliged to serve us all
107.	stand up dick
108.	murphy and his donkey i hear the colliers cry
109.	the lads go shouting bar bow as i go riding by
110.	i never use a whip because he trots along so fast
111.	although his age is ninety nine he came up to the last
112.	i went one morning early to make my donkey s bed
113.	but when i got to the stable i found him lying dead
114.	but when the people heard the news that murphy s ass was dead
115.	they swore to make a monument and put it on his head
116.	make your obedience to your best friends
117.	now to your worst if you dare

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Rudheath (Cheshire) Souling Play [1949]versusNewport Version [Christmas Morris-Dancers' Play, Shropshire, 1879]

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Rudheath (Cheshire) Souling Play [1949]
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Newport Version [Christmas Morris-Dancers' Play, Shropshire, 1879]