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We cheated the parson; we'll cheat him again; For why should the vicar have one in ten? One in ten! one in ten! For why should the vicar have one in ten? For why should the vicar have one in ten? For staying while dinner is cold and hot; And pudding and dumpling's burnt to pot; Burnt to pot! burnt to pot! Till pudding and dumpling's burnt to pot; Burnt to pot! burnt to pot!

We'll drink off the liquor while we can stand; And hey for the honour of old England! Old England! old England! And hey for the honour of old England! Old England! old England!



Ballad: HARVEST…HOME。



'FROM an old copy without printer's name or date。'


COME; Roger and Nell; Come; Simpkin and Bell; Each lad with his lass hither come; With singing and dancing; And pleasure advancing; To celebrate harvest…home!

CHORUS。  'Tis Ceres bids play; And keep holiday; To celebrate harvest…home! Harvest…home! Harvest…home! To celebrate harvest…home!

Our labour is o'er; Our barns; in full store; Now swell with rich gifts of the land; Let each man then take; For the prong and the rake; His can and his lass in his hand。 For Ceres; &c。

No courtier can be So happy as we; In innocence; pastime; and mirth; While thus we carouse; With our sweetheart or spouse; And rejoice o'er the fruits of the earth。 For Ceres; &c。



Ballad: THE MOW。  A HARVEST HOME SONG。  Tune; WHERE THE BEE SUCKS。



'THIS favourite song; copied from a chap…book called THE WHISTLING  PLOUGHMAN; published at the commencement of the present century; is  written in imitation of Ariel's song; in the TEMPEST。  It is  probably taken from some defunct ballad…opera。'


NOW our work's done; thus we feast; After labour comes our rest; Joy shall reign in every breast; And right welcome is each guest: After harvest merrily; Merrily; merrily; will we sing now; After the harvest that heaps up the mow。

Now the plowman he shall plow; And shall whistle as he go; Whether it be fair or blow; For another barley mow; O'er the furrow merrily: Merrily; merrily; will we sing now; After the harvest; the fruit of the plow。

Toil and plenty; toil and ease; Still the husbandman he sees; Whether when the winter freeze; Or in summer's gentle breeze; Still he labours merrily; Merrily; merrily; after the plow; He looks to the harvest; that gives us the mow。



Ballad: THE BARLEY…MOW SONG。



'THIS song is sung at country meetings in Devon and Cornwall;  particularly on completing the carrying of the barley; when the  rick; or mow of barley; is finished。  On putting up the last sheaf;  which is called the craw (or crow) sheaf; the man who has it cries  out 'I have it; I have it; I have it;' another demands; 'What  have'ee; what have'ee; what have'ee?' and the answer is; 'A craw! a  craw! a craw!' upon which there is some cheering; &c。; and a supper  afterwards。  The effect of the BARLEY…MOW SONG cannot be given in  words; it should be heard; to be appreciated properly; …  particularly with the West…country dialect。'


HERE'S a health to the barley…mow; my brave boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! We'll drink it out of the jolly brown bowl; Here's a health to the barley…mow! CHO。  Here's a health to the barley…mow; my brave boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow!

We'll drink it out of the nipperkin; boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! The nipperkin and the jolly brown bowl; CHO。  Here's a health; &c。

We'll drink it out of the quarter…pint; boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! The quarter…pint; nipperkin; &c。 CHO。  Here's a health; &c。

We'll drink it out of the half…a…pint; boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! The half…a…pint; quarter…pint; &c。 CHO。  Here's a health; &c。

We'll drink it out of the pint; my brave boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! The pint; the half…a…pint; &c。 CHO。  Here's a health; &c。

We'll drink it out of the quart; my brave boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! The quart; the pint; &c。 CHO。  Here's a health; &c。

Well drink it out of the pottle; my boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! The pottle; the quart; &c。 CHO。  Here's a health; &c。

We'll drink it out of the gallon; my boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! The gallon; the pottle; &c。 CHO。  Here's a health; &c。

We'll drink it out of the half…anker; boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! The half…anker; gallon; &c。 CHO。  Here's a health; &c。

We'll drink it out of the anker; my boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! The anker; the half…anker; &c。 CHO。  Here's a health; &c。

We'll drink it out of the half…hogshead; boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! The half…hogshead; anker; &c。 CHO。  Here's a health; &c。

We'll drink it out of the hogshead; my boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! The hogshead; the half…hogshead; &c。 CHO。  Here's a health; &c。

We'll drink it out of the pipe; my brave boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! The pipe; the hogshead; &c。 CHO。  Here's a health; &c。

We'll drink it out of the well; my brave boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! The well; the pipe; &c。 CHO。  Here's a health; &c。

We'll drink it out of the river; my boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! The river; the well; &c。 CHO。  Here's a health; &c。

We'll drink it out of the ocean; my boys; Here's a health to the barley…mow! The ocean; the river; the well; the pipe; the hogshead; the half…hogshead; the anker; the half…anker; the gallon; the pottle; the quart; the pint; the half…a…pint; the quarter…pint; the nipperkin; and the jolly brown bowl! CHO。  Here's a health to the barley…mow; my brave boys! Here's a health to the barley…mow!

'The above verses are very much AD LIBITUM; but always in the third  line repeating the whole of the previously…named measures; as we  have shown in the recapitulation at the close of the last verse。'



Ballad: THE BARLEY…MOW SONG。  (SUFFOLK VERSION。)



'THE peasantry of Suffolk sing the following version of the BARLEY… MOW SONG。'


HERE'S a health to the barley mow! Here's a health to the man Who very well can Both harrow and plow and sow!

When it is well sown See it is well mown; Both raked and gavelled clean; And a barn to lay it in。 He's a health to the man Who very well can Both thrash and fan it clean!



Ballad: THE CRAVEN CHURN…SUPPER SONG。



'IN some of the more remote dales of Craven it is customary at the  close of the hay…harvest for the farmers to give an entertainment  to their men; this is called the churn supper; a name which Eugene  Aram traces to 'the immemorial usage of producing at such suppers a  great quantity of cream in a churn; and circulating it in cups to  each of the rustic company; to be eaten with bread。'  At these  churn…suppers the masters and their families attend the  entertainment; and share in the general mirth。  The men mask  themselves; and dress in a grotesque manner; and are allowed the  privilege of playing harmless practical jokes on their employers;  &c。  The churn…supper song varies in different dales; but the  following used to be the most popular version。  In the third verse  there seems to be an allusion to the clergyman's taking tythe in  kind; on which occasions he is generally accompanied by two or  three men; and the parish clerk。  The song has never before been  printed。  There is a marked resemblance between it and a song of  the date of 1650; called A CUP OF OLD STINGO。  See POPULAR MUSIC OF  THE OLDEN TIME; I。; 308。'


GOD rest you; merry gentlemen! Be not moved at my strain; For nothing study shall my brain; But for to make you laugh: For I came here to this feast; For to laugh; carouse; and jest; And welcome shall be every guest; To take his cup and quaff。 CHO。  Be frolicsome; every one; Melancholy none; Drink about! See it out; And then we'll all go home; And then we'll all go home!

This ale it is a gallant thing; It cheers the spirits of a king; It makes a dumb man strive to sing; Aye; and a beggar play! A cripple that is lame and halt; And scarce a mile a day can walk; When he feels the juice of malt; Will throw his crutch away。 CHO。  Be frolicsome; &c。

'Twill make the parson forget his men; … 'Twill make his clerk forget his pen; 'Twill turn a tailor's giddy brain; And make him break his wand; The blacksmith loves it as his life; … It makes the tinkler bang his wife; … Aye; and the butcher seek his knife When he has it in his hand! CHO。  Be frolicsome; &c。

So now to conclude; my merry boys; all; Let's with strong liquor take a fall; Although the weakest goes to the wall; The best is but a play! For water it concludes in noise; Good ale will cheer our hearts; brave boys; Then put it round with a cheerful voice; We meet not every day。 CHO。  Be frolicsome; &c。



Ballad: THE RURAL DANCE ABOUT THE MAY…POLE。



'THE most correct copy of this song is that given in THE  WESTMINSTER DROLLERY; Part II。 p。 80。  It is there called THE RURAL  DANCE ABOUT THE MAY…POLE; THE TUNE; THE FIRST…FIGURE DANCE AT MR。  YOUNG'S BALL; MAY; 1671。  The tune is in POPULAR MUSIC。  The MAY… POLE; for so the song is called in modern collections; is a very  popular ditty at the present time。  The common copies vary  considerably from the following version; which is much more correct  than any hitherto published。'


COME; lasses and lads; take leave of your dads; And away to the may…pole hie; For every he has got him a she; And the minstrel's standing by; For Willie has gotten his Jill; And Johnny has got his Joan; To jig it; jig it; jig it; Jig it up and down。

'Strike up;' says Wat; 'Agreed;' says Kate; 'And I prithee; fiddler; play;' 'Content;' says Hodge; and so says Madge; For this is a holiday。 Then every man did put His hat off to his lass; And every girl did curchy; Curchy; curchy on the grass。

'Begin;' says Hall; 'Aye; aye;' says Mall; 'We'll lead up PACKINGTON'S POUND;' 'No; no;' says Noll; and so says Doll; 'We'll first have SELLENGER'S ROUND。' (35) Then every man began To foot it round about; And every girl did jet it; Jet it; jet it; in and out。

'You're out;' says Dick; ''Tis a lie;' says Nick; 'The fiddler played it false;' ''Tis true;' says Hugh; and so says Sue; And so says nimble Alice。 The fiddler then began To play the tune again; And every girl did trip it; trip it; Trip it to the men。

'Let's kiss;' says Jane; (36) 'Content;' says Nan; And so says every she; 'How many?' says Batt; 'Why three;' says Matt; 'For that's a maiden's fee。' But they; instead of three; Did give them half a score; And they in kindness gave 'em; gave 'em; Gave 'em as many more。

Then after an hour; they went to a bower; And played for ale and cakes; And kisses; too; … until they were due; The lasses kept the stakes: The girls did then begin To quarrel with the men; And bid 'em take their kisses back; And give them their own again。

Yet there they sate; until it was late; And tired the fiddler quite; With singing and playing; without any paying; From morning unto night: They told the fiddler then; They'd pay him for his play; And each a two…pence; two…pence; Gave him; and went away。

'Good night;' says Harry; 'Good night;' says Mary; 'Good night;' says Dolly to John; 'Good night;' says Sue; 'Good night;' says Hugh; 'Good night;' says every one。 Some walked; and some did run; Some loitered on the way; And bound themselves with love…knots; love…kno

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