The great boobee To a pleasant new tune: or, Sallengers round.

The great boobee To a pleasant new tune: or, Sallengers round.

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The Great Boobee.

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The second part, to the same Tune.

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The Great Boobee.

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To a pleasant New Tune: Or, Sallengers Round.

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MY Friend, if you will understand

my Fortunes what they are,

I once had Cattel, House, and Land,

but now I am never the near;

My Father left a good estate,

as I may tell to thee,

I couzned was of all I had,

like a great Boobee.

I went to School with a good intent,

and for to learn my Book,

And all the day I went to play,

in it I never did look:

Full seven years, or very nigh,

as I may tell to thee,

I could hardly say my Christ-Cross-Row,

like a great Boobee.

My Father then in all the haste,

did set me to the Plow,

And for to lash the Horse about,

indeed I knew not how:

My Father took his Whip in his hand,

and soundly lashed me,

He call'd me Fool and Country Clown,

and great Boobee.

But I did from my Father run,

for I will Plow no more,

Because he had so slashed me,

and made my sides so sore:

But I will go to London Town,

some Vashions for to see,

When I came there they call'd me Clown

and great Boobee.

But as I went along the street,

I carried my Hat in my hand,

And to every one that I did meet,

I bravely bust my hand:

Some did laugh, and some did scoff,

and some did mock at me,

And some did say I was a Woodcock,

and a great Boobee.

Then did I walk in hast to Pauls,

the Steeple for to view,

Because I heard some people say,

it should be builded new;

Then I got up unto the top,

the City for to see,

It was so high it made me cry,

like a great Boobee.

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The second part, to the same Tune.

FRom thence I went to Westminster,

and for to see the Tombs,

Oh, said I, what a house is here,

with an infinite sight of Rooms?

Sweetly the Abby Bells did ring,

it was a fine sight to see,

Methought I was going to Heaven in a string,

like a great Boobee.

But as I went along the street,

the most part of the day,

Many Gallants did I meet,

methought they were very gay:

I blew my Nose, and pist my Hose,

some people did me see,

They said I was a Beastly Fool,

and a great Boobee.

Next day I through Pye-corner past,

the Roast-meat on the Stall,

Invited me to take a taste,

my Money was but small:

The Meat I pickt, the Cook me kickt,

as I may tell to thee,

He beat me sore, and made me rore,

like a great Boobee.

As I through Smithfield lately walkt,

a gallant Lass I met,

Familiarly with me she talkt,

which I cannot forget:

She proffer'd me a pint of Wine,

methought she was wondrous free,

To the Tavern then I went with her,

like a great Boobee.

She told me we were neer of Kin,

and call'd for Wine good store,

Before the reckoning was brought in,

my Cousin prov'd a Whore:

My Purse she pickt, and went away,

my Cousin couzned me,

The Ʋintner kickt me out of door,

like a great Boobee.

At the Exchange when I came there,

I saw most gallant things,

I thought the Pictures living were

of all our English Kings:

I doft my Hat, and made a Leg,

and kneeled on my Knee,

The people laught, and call'd me Fool,

and great Boobee.

To Paris Garden then I went,

where there is great resort,

My pleasure was my punishment,

I did not like the sport:

The Garden Bull with his stout horns,

on high then tossed me,

I did bewray my self with fear,

like a great Boobee.

The Bear-heard went to save me then,

the people flockt about,

I told the Bear-garden-men,

my guts were almost out:

They said I stunk most grievously,

no man would pitty me,

They call'd me witless Fool and Ass,

and great Boobee.

Then o're the Water did I pass,

as you shall understand,

I dropt into the Thames alas,

before I came to Land:

The Water-man did help me out,

and thus thus did say to me,

'Tis not thy fortune to be drown'd,

like a great Boobee.

But I have learned so much wit,

shall shorten all my cares,

If I can but a Liscence get,

to play before the Bears:

'Twill be a gallant place indeed,

as I may tell to thee,

Then who dares call me Fool or Ass,

or great Boobee.

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Printed for F. Coles, in VVine-street, on Safforn-hill, near Hatton-Garden.

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The great boobee To a pleasant new tune: or, Sallengers round.

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1663

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Wing G1664

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— The great boobee To a pleasant new tune: or, Sallengers round.,

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1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill.

printed for F. Coles, in VVine-street, on Safforn-hill [sic], near Hatton-Garden,. London :: [1663]. (Verse - "My friend, if you will understand".) (Publication date from Wing.) (Another edition has "Salengers" in title, "friends" in line 1 of verse, and lacks "Safforn-hill" in imprint.) (Reproduction of the original in the British Library.)

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