M.W.Barley Collection (1952, Ragdale & U.Goodwin)
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PLOUGH MONDAY. 2nd Monday in January.
Wellow. From Mrs. Ragsdale } 1952
Mr. U. Goodwin }
First man knocks, opens door and walks in saying:
In comes I, who's never been before
With five jolly actors at your door
Some can whistle, some can sing,
With your good consent, we will in.
3rd man.
In comes I, Dick, Be-elzebub,
On mY shoulder I carry my club
In my hand a whit-leather pan
Don't you think I'm a very good man.
4th.
In comes I the thresher
I've fought and threshed till I got down
to the battle of Waterloo
And so, old Thomas, I'll fight you.
They fight, in which Thomas kills the other.
5th. Deb Jane.
Oh Tom, 0h Tom! what has thou done,
Thou'st been and slain my only son,
If I live in hopes, I'll buy five ropes
And tie my nose to a manger
They call the Doctor.
Come in Doctor. How long have you been a doctor? and where
have you been?
Doctor: In England, Ireland, Scotland, Spain,
0ver the hills and back again.
What can you cure?
Ipsey, pipsey, palsY, gout, pain within
and pain without, set a leg or draw a tooth,
and raise the dead'to life again.
Lifts dead man up,
Song at finish.
Good masters and good mistresses
As you sit by your fire
Remember us poor ploughboys
Who plough in mud and mire.
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