Hang Pinching,
OR,
The good fellowes Observation,
Mongst a Ioviall Crew,
Of them that hate Flinching,
But is alwayes true blew.
To the tune of Drive the Cold winter away.
ALL you which lay clame,
To a good fellowes name,
and yet doe not proue your selues so,
Give eare to this thing,
The which I will sing,
wherein I most plainly will show
With proofe and good ground,
Those fellowes profound,
that vnto the Alewiues are true,
In drinking their drinke,
And paying their chinke,
O such a good fellow's true blew,
But otherwise bée,
That brabling will be,
about any trifle to pay,
When that he doth know
He so much doth owe,
yet basely will shrinke his way,
Or bring the summe lesse,
Disparaging guesse,
which willing would pay al that's due,
His Company I,
Detest and defie,
Because that he is not true blew.
Somes Chaps are so nimble,
They'l sit and lick the wimble,
but when that the Reckning's to pay,
Away they will sneake,
And not a word speake,
all which is approued each day,
The which hauing séene,
Doth draw me with spléene,
to lay open vnto your view.
The honest good fellow,
Who though hée bée mellow,
In every kind is true blew.
He's of the right mould,
That spares not his gold,
Amongst those good fellowes that lack,
If that they will drinke,
he'l part with his Chinke,
and lookes not for any on't back,
But is well content,
His money is spent,
among such a iouiall Crew,
And these are the parts,
And chéefest desarts,
That showes a good fellow true blew.
Such difference I
Doe daily discry,
amongst the Conditions of men,
Some given are to fight,
Some in singing delight,
pray what shall be censured then,
Why truely my mind,
To him is inclinde,
by whom vnto mirth I am drew.
For much I doe hate,
He that breedeth debate,
But giue me a fellow true blew,
There's some of that mind,
When that they doe find
a man that is iouiall and frée,
They'l drinke and they'l call,
But he must pay all,
or else undischarg'd it must be.
Once being seru'd so,
No more will I goe,
into such a frivilous Crew,
And so I'le aduise
All those that are wise,
Because that they are not true blew.