Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 6 of 6
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Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 6 of 6
Ballads, English; Songs, English
Dear Mother to see them mounted,
'Twou'd tickle your Heart with Joy;
By me they all shall be counted,
Heroical Sons of _Troy_:
The Bells in the Steeples shall ring,
_We'll stick all our Houses with Holly_,
_We'll broach a Tub of humming Bub_,
_To treat those that comes with a rub a dub dub_,
_For dear Mother they'll make us Jolly_.
I'll dress me as fine as a Lady,
Against they come into the Town;
My Ribbonds are all bought ready,
My Furbelow-Scarf and Gown;
To pleasure the Warlike Boys,
_We'll dress up our Houses_, &c.
They are delicate brisk and Brawny,
Troth neither too lean nor fat;
No matter for being Tawny,
They're never the worse for that;
We'll give them a welcome Home,
_And dress up our Houses_, &c.
They come from the Field of Battle,
To quarter in Ladies Arms;
'Tis pretty to hear them Prattle,
And tell of their loud Alarms:
We'll Crown them with Garlands gay,
_And dress up our Houses_, &c.
Those boys are the Pride of _Britain_,
They love us and so they may;
Dear Mother it is but fitting,
We shou'd be as kind as they:
The Conduits shall run with Wine,
_We'll dress up our Houses_, &c.
Those battling Sons of Thunder,
Now at their returning back;
I know they will be for Plunder,
Virginities go to wrack:
But let them do what they please,
_We'll dress up our Houses_, &c.
_A_ SONG. _Set and Sung by Mr._ LEVERIDGE _at the_ Theatre.
[Music]
Fill the Glass, fill, fill, fill the Glass,
Let Hautboys sound, whilst bright _Celinda_,
Bright _Celinda's_ Health go round.
Fill the Glass, fill, fill, fill the Glass,
Let Hautboys sound, whilst bright _Celinda_,
Bright _Celinda's_ Health goes round.
With eternal Beauty blest, ever blooming,
Ever blooming still be best;
Drink your Glass, drink your glass,
Drink your Glass and think,
Think, think the rest,
Drink your Glass and think,
Think, think the rest.
_An_ IRISH SONG.
Hub ub, ub, boo;
Hub ub, ub, boo;
Dish can't be true,
De War dees cease,
But der's no Peash,
I know and find,
'Tis Sheal'd and Sign'd,
But won't believe 'tis true,
Hub, ub, ub, boo, Hub ub, ub, boo.
_A hone, a hone_,
Poor _Teague's_ undone,
I dare not be,
A Rapparee,
I ne'er shall see,
_Magraw Macree_,
Nor my more dear Garone,
_A hone, a hone._
Awa, awa,
I must huzza,
'Twill hide my Fears,
And save my Ears,
The Mob appears,
Her'sh to _Nassau_,
Dear Joy 'tis _Usquebaugh_,
Huzza, Huzza, Huzza.
_The_ BATH _Teazers: Or a Comical Description of the Diversions at_
BATH.
[Music]
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