Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 5 of 6
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Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 5 of 6
Ballads, English; Songs, English
Ye brave Boys and Tars,
That design for the Wars,
Remember the Action at _Vigo_;
And where ORMOND Commands,
Let us all joyn our Hands,
_And where he goes, may you go, and I go_.
Let Conquest and Fame,
The Honour proclaim,
Great ORMOND has gotten at _Vigo_;
Let the Trumpets now sound,
And the Ecchoes around,
_Where he goes, may you go, and I go_.
Let the Glories be Sung,
Which the ORMONDS have won,
Long before this great Action at _Vigo_;
They're so Loyal and Just,
And so true to their Trust,
_That where he goes, may you go, and I go_.
Old Records of Fame,
Of the ORMONDS great Name,
Their Actions, like these were of _Vigo_;
And since this Prince exceeds,
In his Fore-Father's Deeds,
_Then where he goes, may you go, and I go_.
'Tis the Praise of our Crown,
That such Men of Renown,
Shou'd lead on the Van, as at _Vigo_;
Where such Lives and Estates
Are expos'd for our sakes,
_Then where he goes, may you go, and I go_.
'Twas the whole Nation's Voice,
And we all did rejoyce,
When we heard he Commanded for _Vigo_;
To ANNA so True,
All her Foes to pursue,
_Then where he goes, may you go, and I go_.
'Tis the Voice of the Town,
And our Zeal for the Crown,
To serve ORMOND to _France_, _Spain_, or _Vigo_;
So Noble and brave,
Both to Conquer and save,
_Then where he goes, may you go, and I go_.
To the Soldiers so kind,
And so humbly inclin'd,
To wave his Applause gain'd at _Vigo_;
Yet so kind and so true,
He gave all Men their due,
_Then where he goes, may you go, and I go_.
We justly do own,
All the Honour that's won,
In _Flanders_, as well as at _Vigo_;
But our Subject and Theme,
Is of ORMOND's great Name,
_And where he goes, may you go, and I go_.
Then take off the Bowl,
To that Generous Soul,
That Commanded so bravely at _Vigo_;
And may ANNA approve,
Of our Duty and Love,
_And where he goes, may you go, and I go_.
_A Cure for Melancholy._
[Music]
Are you grown so Melancholy,
That you think on nought but Folly;
Are you sad,
Are you Mad,
Are you worse;
Do you think,
Want of Chink
Is a Curse:
Do you wish for to have,
Longer Life, or a Grave,
_Thus would I Cure ye_.
First I would have a Bag of Gold,
That should ten Thousand Pieces hold,
And all that,
In thy Hat,
Would I pour;
For to spend,
On thy Friend,
Or thy Whore:
For to cast away at Dice,
Or to shift you of your Lice,
_Thus would I Cure ye_.
Next I would have a soft Bed made,
Wherein a Virgin should be laid;
That would Play,
Any way
You'll devise;
That would stick
Like a Tick,
To your Thighs,
That would bill like a Dove,
Lye beneath or above,
_Thus would I Cure ye_.
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