The Ioviall Broome man: OR,
A Kent street Souldiers exact relation,
Of all his Travels in Every Nation,
His famous acts are all shewnehere,
As in this story doth appeare.
To the tune of slow men of London.
ROome for a Lad that's come from seas,
Hey iolly Broome-man,
That gladly now would take his ease,
And therefore make me roome man.
To France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Spaine,
Hey iolly Broome man,
I croft the seas, and backs againe,
And therefore make me roome man.
Yet in these Countries lived I,
Hey iolly Broome man,
And see many a valiant souldier dye,
And therefore give me roome man.
An hundred gallants there I kil'd,
Hey iolly Broome man.
And beside a world of bloud I spild,
And therefore make me roome man.
In Germany I tooke a towne,
Hey iolly Broome man,
I threw the walls there up side downe,
And therefore make me roome man.
And when that I the same had done,
Hey iolly Broome man,
I made the people all to ran,
And therefore make, &c.
And when the people all were gone,
Hey, &c.
I held the towne my selfe alone,
And therefore, &c,
When valiant Aiax fought with Hector,
Hey, &c.
I made them friends with a bowle of Nectar,
And therefore, &c.
The Second Part. To the same tune.
VVHen Saturne warr'd against the Sun,
Hey, &c.
Then through my helpe the field he won,
And therefore, &c.
With Hercules I tost the Club,
Hey, &c.
I rol'd Diogenes in a Tub,
And therefore, &c,
When Tamberlaine overcame the Turke,
Hey, &c.
I blew up thousands in a worke,
And therefore, &c.
When, Caesars pompe I overthrew,
Hey, &c.
Then many a Roman Lord I slew.
And therefore, &c.
When the Ammorites besieg'd Rome wals,
Hey, &c.
I drove them backe with fiery balls,
And therefore, &c.
And when the Gréekes besieged Troy,
Hey, &c.
I rescued off dame Hellens ioy,
And therefore, &c.
And when that I had won this fame,
Hey, &c.
I was honor'd of all men for the same,
And therefore, &c.
At Tilbury Campe with Captaine Drake,
Hey, &c.
I made the Spanish Fléet to quake,
And therefore, &c.
At Hollands leaguer there I fought,
Hey, &c.
But there the service prov'd too hot,
And therefore, &c,
Then from the leaguer returned I,
Hey, &c.
Naked, Hungry cold, and dry,
And therefore, &c.
But here I have now compast the Globe,
Hey, &c.
I am backe return'd as poore as Iob,
And therefore, &c.
And now I am safe returned backe,
Hey, &c.
Here [...] to you in a cup of Canary Sacke,
And therefore, &c.
And now I am safe returned here,
Hey, &c.
Here's to you in a cup of English Bé [...]r [...],
And therefore, &c.
And if my travels yeu desire to sée,
Hey, &c.
You may buy't for a peny heere of mée,
And hereafter make me roome man.
FINIS.
R.C.
LONDON, Printed for Richard Harper in Smithfield.