M.W.Barley Collection (1951, J.L.Moss)
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SELSTON, NOTTS.
I open the door, I enter in,
I hope your favour I shall win
Whether I stand, or sit, or fall,
I'll do my duty to please you all,
A room, a room, a gallant room
A room to let us bide,
A room to see these pretty acts
Upon a Christmas Tide.
If you dont believe these words I say
Step in St George and clear the way.
In comes St George.
With my stout sword and spear
I won ten thousand pounds a year
And by these means
A won the King of Egypt's daughter.
My body is made on brass,
My head is made of steel
Ny hands and feet are knuckle bone,
How shall make me yield
1st Man. Cant I make thee yield
St.G. No, thou canst not make me yield
Stand back, stand back, thou dirty dog
I'll make thy buttons fly
I'll fill thy body full o'bones of hailstones
And thou shall surely die.
Man. Shal I die
G. Yes thou shall die.
They fight. G. slays 1st Man.
Enter old woman
Speaks. Oh George, Oh George,
what has thou done,
Thou hast killed an slain
My only son
My only son lies cleeding there!
Send for the doctor.
Enter the doctor
In comes the doctor,
A noble doctor, too.
G. How came you here sir?
D. By my travels
G. How far is your travels?
D. Over Italy, Sicily, France & Spain
Over the hills and home again.
G. Is that all sir?
D. Do sir, as I was coming here
I saw a man who fell down
And made his stocking bleed
O cured that sir.
G. Canst thou cure this man.
D. Yes, I can
Here Jack, open thy knick knack
Take down this tick tack
Rise up and fight again
More fighting
In comes old Beezebub,
Over my shoulder I carry a club
In my hand a frying pan
Dont you think I'm a jolly old man
If you dont, I do.
Plum pudding hot plum pudding cold
Plum pudding in a pot nine days owd
Money I want, money I shall have hae
If you dont give me money
I'll sweep you all away
In comes old Jenny Wibbles
My head is fill of pibbles
I comes old Tommy Tup
Them as knock me down
'll hae to pick me up.
We wish you a Merry Xmas etc.
Collected by J.L. Moss
from people living in
Selston, 1951.
Last performed
c. 1930
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Performed at Christmas.
Not all the characters
can now be named. |
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