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<VID>181965</VID>
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<HEAD>THE OLD WOMAN's RESOLUTION: OR, A Dialogue betwixt <HI>Jack Drumbold'</HI> and his Old Granny <HI>Gregory;</HI> who Vow'd &s;he would Marry though Four&s;core years and Ten becau&s;e &s;he would Shoe her Hor&s;e round.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the Tune of <HI>I marry and thank ye too:</HI></OPENER>
<P>Licen&s;ed according to Order.</P>
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<LG>
<L>THere was an old Woman then,</L>
<L>who had a great mind to Wed.</L>
<L>Who was full Four&s;core years and Ten,</L>
<L><HI>and had not a Tooth in her Head.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>With Age &s;he doth grunt and groan,</L>
<L>each Night as &s;he lyes in Bed,</L>
<L>But yet a Husband's all her tone,</L>
<L><HI>although not a Tooth in her Head.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>She has a Grand&s;on call'd <HI>Jack,</HI></L>
<L>by whom &s;he's often lead:</L>
<L>Quoth he, Do you a Husband lack,</L>
<L><HI>and yet not a Tooth in your Head?</HI></L>
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<L>Why Sirrah, &s;he then reply'd,</L>
<L>My Cheeks they are Crim&s;on Red,</L>
<L>Therefore I hope to be a Bride,</L>
<L><HI>I have a Colt's Tooth in my head.</HI></L>
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<L>Dear Granny, quoth <HI>Jack,</HI> not &s;o,</L>
<L>your Face is like Winter dead,</L>
<L>Likewi&s;e your Hair's as white as Snow,</L>
<L><HI>and not a good Tooth in your Head.</HI></L>
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<L>The Old Woman told him &s;treight,</L>
<L>&s;he'd Cuff him for what he'd &s;aid,</L>
<L>I mu&s;t and will enjoy a Mate,</L>
<L><HI>I have a Colt's Tooth in my Had.</HI></L>
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<L>Why Granny, quoth he, you're old,</L>
<L>and hardly can crawl to Bed,</L>
<L>Your Limbs is &s;tiff, your Bloud is cold,</L>
<L><HI>and not a good Tooth in your Head.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Her Crutch &s;treight &s;he made him foel,</L>
<L>and likewi&s;e in a Pa&s;&s;ion &s;aid,</L>
<L>I am as nimble as an Eel,</L>
<L><HI>and have a Colt's Tooth in my Head.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Good Granny, be not in a heat,</L>
<L>for you are too old to Wed;</L>
<L>Pray think upon a Winding-&s;heet,</L>
<L><HI>you han't a good Tooth in your Head.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Why Sirrah, I amn't Five&s;core,</L>
<L>and therefore I vow to Wed,</L>
<L>What! would you have me play the Whore?</L>
<L><HI>I have a Colt's Tooth in my head.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Quoth <HI>Jack,</HI> Your alluring Charms,</L>
<L>mu&s;t needs plea&s;e a Man in Bed,</L>
<L>To have cold Death lye in his Arms,</L>
<L><HI>you han't a good Tooth in your Head.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Quoth &s;he, Are you Sawcy &s;till?</L>
<L>I' faith I will &s;trike you dead;</L>
<L>But Ra&s;cal now &s;ay what you will</L>
<L><HI>I have a Colt's Tooth in my Head.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Sometimes I am dull by chance,</L>
<L>but &s;treight I am Cherry-red,</L>
<L>A Cogue will make me skip and daunce,</L>
<L><HI>I have a Colt's Tooth in my Head.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I have had Three hone&s;t Men,</L>
<L>which now are laid under Ground,</L>
<L>And tho' I am Four&s;core and ten,</L>
<L><HI>I reckon too &s;hoe my Hor&s;e round,</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Why then, &s;aid her Grand&s;on <HI>Jack,</HI></L>
<L>I will in a Bond be bound,</L>
<L>If you a Hazle-Nut can crack,</L>
<L><HI>that then you &s;hall &s;hoe your Hor&s;e round.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Then &s;he to her Trumps was put,</L>
<L>but &s;treight a quere way &s;he found</L>
<L>For with her Crutch &s;he crack'd the Nut,</L>
<L><HI>becau&s;e &s;he would &s;hoe her Hor&s;e round.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>The Old Woman won the Day,</L>
<L>&s;he caper'd an iuch from Ground,</L>
<L>I'll have a Husband by my Fay,</L>
<L><HI>and then I &s;hall &s;hoe my Hor&s;e round.</HI></L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P>Printed for <HI>P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> Blare, J. Back.</HI></P>
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