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<DATE>2008-07-06</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B080621.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
<PB N="138" REF="1" MS="y"><!-- PDF PAGE 14 -->
<HEAD>Good Ale for my money.</HEAD>
<ARGUMENT>
<L>The Good-fellowes re&s;olution of &s;trong Ale,</L>
<L>That cures his no&s;e from looking pale.</L>
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<OPENER>To the tune of, <HI>The Countrey La&s;&s;e.</HI></OPENER>
<DIV2 N="1" TYPE="part">
<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L>BE merry my friends, and li&s;t a while</L>
<L>vnto a merry ie&s;t,</L>
<L>It may from you produce a &s;mile,</L>
<L>when you heare it expre&s;t.</L>
<L>Of a young man lately married,</L>
<L>which was a boone good fellow,</L>
<L>This &s;ong in's head he alwaies carried,</L>
<L>when drinke had made him mellow,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>I cannot go home, nor I will not go home,</HI></L>
<L><HI>its long of the oyle of Barly:</HI></L>
<L><HI>Ile tarry all night for my delight,</HI></L>
<L><HI>and go home in the morning early,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>No Tap&s;ter &s;tout, or Vintner fine,</L>
<L>quoth he &s;hall euer get</L>
<L>One groat out of this pur&s;e of mine</L>
<L>to pay his ma&s;ters debt:</L>
<L>Why &s;hould I deal with &s;harking Rookes,</L>
<L>that &s;eeke poore gulls to cozen,</L>
<L>To giue twelue pence for a quart of wine,</L>
<L>of ale twill buy a dozen.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Twill make me &s;ing, I cannot &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The old renowned Ipocri&s;t</L>
<L>and Ra&s;pie doth excell,</L>
<L>But neuer any wine could yet</L>
<L>my honour plea&s;e to &s;well.</L>
<L>The Rheni&s;h wine or Muskadine,</L>
<L>&s;weet Malm&s;ie is too ful&s;ome,</L>
<L>No giue me a cup of Barlie broth,</L>
<L>for that is very whole&s;ome,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Twill make me &s;ing, I cannot &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Hot waters ar to me as death,</L>
<L>and &s;oone the head oreturneth,</L>
<L>And Nectar hath &s;o &s;trong a breath</L>
<L>Canary when it burneth,</L>
<L>It cures no paine but breaks the braine,</L>
<L>and raps out oathes and cur&s;es,</L>
<L>And makes men part with heauie heart,</L>
<L>but light it makes their pur&s;es,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>I cannot go home, &amp;c</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Some &s;ay Metheglin beares the name,</L>
<L>with Perry and &s;weet Sider</L>
<L>Twill bring the body out of frame.</L>
<L>and reach the belly wider:</L>
<L>Which to preuent I am content</L>
<L>with ale thats good and nappie.</L>
<L>And when thereof I haue enough.</L>
<L>I thinke my &s;elfe mo&s;t happy.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>I cannot go home, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>All &s;orts of men when they do meet</L>
<L>both trade and occupation,</L>
<L>With curte&s;ie each other greet,</L>
<L>and kinde humiliation:</L>
<L>A good coale fire is their de&s;ire,</L>
<L>whereby to &s;it and parly,</L>
<L>Theyle drinke their ale and tell a tale,</L>
<L>and go home in the morning early.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>I cannot go home, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Your domineering &s;waggering blades,</L>
<L>and Caualiers that fla&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">es,</L>
<L>That throw the Iugs again&s;t the walls,</L>
<L>and break in peeces gla&s;&s;es,</L>
<L>When Bacchus round cannot be found</L>
<L>they will in merriment</L>
<L>Drinke ale and beere and ca&s;t of care,</L>
<L>and &s;ing with one con&s;ent.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>I cannot goe home, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<PB N="139" REF="1"><!-- PDF PAGE 14 -->
<HEAD>The &s;econd part.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the &s;ame tune,</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>HEre hone&s;t <HI><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">ohn,</HI> to thee Ile drinke,</L>
<L>and &s;o to <HI>Will</HI> and <HI>Thomas,</HI></L>
<L>None of this company I thinke,</L>
<L>will this night part from us:</L>
<L>While we are here w&eacute;e'll ioyne for beere</L>
<L>like liuely lads together,</L>
<L>We haue a hou&s;e ouer our heads,</L>
<L>a fig for ranie weather.</L>
<L><HI>I canno<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> go home, nor will not go home,</HI></L>
<L><HI>its long of the oyle of barly,</HI></L>
<L><HI>I &s;tay all night for my delight.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>and go home in the morning early.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Heres Smug the &s;mith &amp; <HI>Ned</HI> the Cook,</L>
<L>and <HI>Frank</HI> the fine felt-maker.</L>
<L>Heres <HI>Steuen</HI> with his &s;ilver hooke,</L>
<L>and <HI>Wat</HI> the lu&s;tie baker:</L>
<L>Heres <HI>Harry</HI> &amp; <HI>Dick,</HI> with <HI>Greg</HI> &amp; <HI>Nicke,</HI></L>
<L>heres <HI>Timothy</HI> the Tailor,</L>
<L>Heres hone&s;t <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">it, nere &s;poke of yet,</L>
<L>and <HI>George</HI> the iouiall Sayler.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>That cannot &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Wee'll &s;it and bou&s;e and merily chat,</L>
<L>and freely we will ioyne</L>
<L>For care neere paid a pound of debt,</L>
<L>nor &s;hall pay none of mine:</L>
<L>Here is but eighteen pence to pay,</L>
<L>&s;ince euery man is willing,</L>
<L>Bring drinke with all the &s;peed you may,</L>
<L>wee'll make it up two &s;hillings.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>We cannot &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Let Father frowne, and Mother chide,</L>
<L>and Vncle &s;eeke to find vs,</L>
<L>Here is good lap here will we bide</L>
<L>weel leaue no drinke behinde vs,</L>
<L>A prouerhe old I haue heard told,</L>
<L>by my deere dad and grand&s;ire,</L>
<L>He was hangd that left his drinke behinde</L>
<L>therefore this is our an&s;wer,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>We cannot &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Iames</HI> the Ioyner he hath paid,</L>
<L>and <HI>Anthony</HI> the Glouer,</L>
<L>Our ho&s;te&s;&s;e hath a pretty maid,</L>
<L>I cannot chu&s;e but loue her:</L>
<L>Her pot &s;hee'll fill, with right good will,</L>
<L>heres ale as browne as a berry,</L>
<L>Twill make an old woman dance for ioy,</L>
<L>and an old mans heart full merry</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>I cannot &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Twill make a Souldier domineere,</L>
<L>and brauely draw his rapier,</L>
<L>Su<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="2 letters">vertue doth remaine in beere</L>
<L>twill make a Cripple caper:</L>
<L>Women with men, will now and then</L>
<L>&s;it round and drinke a little,</L>
<L>Tom Tinkers wife on Friday night</L>
<L>for drinke did pawne her kettle,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>She could not come home, nor would not come home</HI></L>
<L><HI>her belly began to rumble,</HI></L>
<L><HI>She had no power to go nor &s;tand,</HI></L>
<L><HI>but about the &s;treet did tumble.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Thus to conclude my ver&s;es rude,</L>
<L>would &s;ome good fellowes here</L>
<L>Would joyne toge<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">her pence a peece</L>
<L>to buy the &s;inger beere:</L>
<L>I tru&s;t none of this company</L>
<L>will be herewith offended,</L>
<L>Therefore call for your jugs a peece</L>
<L>and drink to him that pend it.</L>
</LG>
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<CLOSER><SIGNED>Lawrence Price.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>Finis.</TRAILER>
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<P>Printed at London</P>
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