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<HEAD>THE Good Fellows Frolick, Or, <HI>Kent Street Clubb.</HI></HEAD>
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<L><HI>Good people all come mind my merry tale</HI></L>
<L><HI>And you &s;hall hear the vertue of good Ale,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Who&s;e charming power &s;ome mens humors hitts,</HI></L>
<L><HI>It robs them of their money &amp; their witts:</HI></L>
<L><HI>For he in time will &s;urely money lack</HI></L>
<L><HI>that minds his belly better than his back.</HI></L>
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<OPENER><HI><HI>Tune of,</HI> Hey boys up go we, Seamans mournful bride, or the fair one let me in.</HI></OPENER>
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<L>HEre is a crew of jovial Blades</L>
<L>that lov'd the Nut-brown Ale:</L>
<L>They in an Alehou&s;e chanc'd to meet,</L>
<L>and told a merry Tale:</L>
<L>A bonny Seaman was the fir&s;t,</L>
<L>but newly come to Town;</L>
<L>And &s;wore that he his guts could bor&s;t</L>
<L><HI>with Ale that was &s;o brown.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>See how the jolly Carman he</L>
<L>doth the &s;trong Liquor prize,</L>
<L>He &s;o long in the Alehou&s;e &s;ate</L>
<L>that he drank out his eyes:</L>
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<L>And gropeing to get out of door</L>
<L>(Sott like) he tumbled down,</L>
<L>And there he like a mad-man &s;wore</L>
<L><HI>he lov'd the Ale &s;o brown.</HI></L>
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<L>The nimble Weaver he came in,</L>
<L>and &s;wore he'd have a little,</L>
<L>To drink good Ale it was no &s;in,</L>
<L>though 'tmade him pawn his Shittle:</L>
<L>Quoth he, I am a Gentleman,</L>
<L>no lu&s;ty Countrey-Clown,</L>
<L>But yet I love with all my heart,</L>
<L><HI>the Ale that is &s;o brown.</HI></L>
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<L>Then next the Black-&s;mith he came in,</L>
<L>and &s;aid 'twas mighty hot;</L>
<L>He &s;itting down did thus begin,</L>
<L>fair maid bring me a pot:</L>
<L>Let it be of the very be&s;t,</L>
<L>that none exceeds in Town;</L>
<L>I tell you true and do not je<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">,</L>
<L><HI>I love the Ale &s;o brown.</HI></L>
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<L>The prick-lou&s;e Taylor he came in;</L>
<L>who&s;e Tongue did run &s;o nimble,</L>
<L>And &s;aid he would ingage for drink</L>
<L>his Bodkin and his Thimble:</L>
<L>For though with long thin Iaws I look,</L>
<L>I value not a crown,</L>
<L>So I can have my belly full</L>
<L><HI>of Ale that is &s;o brown.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>The lu&s;ty Porter pa&s;&s;ing by</L>
<L>with Basket on his back,</L>
<L>He &s;aid that he was grievous dry,</L>
<L>and needs would pawn his Sack:</L>
<L>His angry wife he did not fear,</L>
<L>he valued not her frown;</L>
<L>So he had that he lov'd &s;o dear,</L>
<L><HI>I mean the Ale &s;o brown.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>The next that came was one of them</L>
<L>was of the <HI>Gentle Craft;</HI></L>
<L>And when that he was wet within</L>
<L>mo&s;t heartily he laugh'd:</L>
<L><HI>Cai&s;pin</HI> was ne'r &s;o boon as he,</L>
<L>tho' &s;ome Kinn to a Crown;</L>
<L>And there he &s;ate mo&s;t merrily</L>
<L><HI>with Ale that was &s;o brown.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>But at the la&s;t a Barber he</L>
<L>A mind had for to ta&s;te;</L>
<L>He called for a pint of drink,</L>
<L>and &s;aid he was in ha&s;te:</L>
<L>The drink &s;o pleas'd, he carried there</L>
<L>till he had &s;pent a crown;</L>
<L>'Twas all the money he could &s;pare</L>
<L><HI>for Ale that is &s;o brown.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>A Broom-man as he pa&s;&s;ed by</L>
<L>his mornings-draught did lack;</L>
<L>Becau&s;e that he no money had</L>
<L>he pawn'd his &s;hirt from's back:</L>
<L>And &s;aid that he without a &s;hirt</L>
<L>would cry Brooms up and down;</L>
<L>But yet, quoth he, I'le merry be</L>
<L><HI>with Ale that is &s;o brown.</HI></L>
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<L>But when all the&s;e together met</L>
<L>oh what di&s;cour&s;e was there!</L>
<L>'Twould make ones hair to &s;tand an end</L>
<L>to hear how they did &s;wear</L>
<L>One was a fool and puppy dogg,</L>
<L>the other was a clown;</L>
<L>And there they &s;ate and &s;will'd their guts</L>
<L><HI>with Ale that was &s;o brown.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Landlady they did abu&s;e,</L>
<L>and call'd her na&s;ty Whore;</L>
<L>Quoth &s;he, do you your reckoning pay,</L>
<L>and get you out of door:</L>
<L>Of them &s;he could no money get,</L>
<L>Which cau&s;ed her to frown;</L>
<L>But loath they were to leave behind</L>
<L><HI>the Ale that was &s;o brown.</HI></L>
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