A History of the Cries of London, Ancient and ModernHindley, Charles
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A History of the Cries of London, Ancient and Modern
Hindley, Charles
Cries -- England -- London; London (England) -- Social life and customs
Please to remember the fifth of November,
Gunpowder treason and plot;
We know no reason, why gunpowder treason,
Should ever be forgot!
Holla boys! holla boys! huzza-a-a!
A stick and a stake, for King George's sake,
A stick and a stump, for Guy Fawkes' rump!
Holla boys! holla boys! huzza-a-a!
[Illustration: HENRY LEMOINE, The Literary and Pedestrian Bookseller and
Author, _A well known_ Eccentric Character of the City of London.]
[Illustration: ALL ROUND MY HAT I VEARS A GREEN VILLOW.]
All round my hat I vears a green villow,
All round my hat, for a twelvemonth and a day;
If any body axes me the reason vy I vears it,
I tells 'em that my own true love is far far away.
'Twas a going of my rounds, in the streets I first did meet her,
Oh, I thought she vos a hangel just come down from the sky;
SPOKEN.--She's a nice wegitable countenance; turnup nose, redish cheeks,
and carroty hair.
And I never knew a voice more louder or more sweeter,
Vhen she cried, buy my primroses, my primroses come buy.
SPOKEN.--Here's your fine colliflowers.
All round, &c.
O, my love she was fair, my love she was kind, too,
And cruel vos the cruel judge vot had my love to try:
SPOKEN.--Here's your precious turnups.
For thieving vos a thing she never vos inclined to:
But he sent my love across the seas, far far away.
SPOKEN.--Here's your hard-hearted cabbages.
All round, &c.
For seven long years my love and I is parted,
For seven long years my love is bound to stay.
SPOKEN.--It's a precious long time 'fore I does any trade to-day.
Bad luck to that chap vot'd ever be false-hearted,
Oh, I'll love my love for ever, tho' she's far far away.
SPOKEN.--Here's your nice heads of salary!
All round, &c.
There is some young men so preciously deceitful,
A coaxing of the young gals they vish to lead astray.
SPOKEN.--Here's your Valnuts; crack'em and try'em, a shilling a hundred!
As soon as they deceives'em, so cruelly they leaves 'em,
And they never sighs nor sorrows ven they're far far away!--
SPOKEN.--Do you vant any hingons to-day, marm?
All round, &c.
Oh, I bought my love a ring on the werry day she started,
Vich I gave her as a token all to remember me:
SPOKEN.--Bless her h-eyes,
And vhen she does come back, oh, ve'll never more be parted
But ve'll marry and be happy--oh, for ever and a day.
SPOKEN.--Here's your fine spring redishes.
All round, &c.
[Illustration: THE NEW LONDON CRIES.]
_Tune_--"The Night Coach."
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