The great boobee To a pleasant new tune; or, Salengers round. 1656 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A41875 Wing G1664A ESTC R216161 99827911 99827911 32335

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 eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. 2007-11 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-02 Sampled and proofread 2008-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Great Boobee.
To a pleaſant new Tune; Or, Salengers Round

MY Friends if you will underſtand my fortunes what they are I euer had Cattel, Houſe and Land, but now am never the near, My Father left a good eſtate as I may tell to thée, I cozened 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 thée, I could hardly ſay my Chriſt-croſs-row like a great Boobee. My Father then in all the haſt • , did ſet me to the Plow, And for to laſh the horſe about, indéed 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 Wather run, for I will plow no more, Becauſe he hath ſo ſlaſhed me, and made my ſide 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 ſtréet, I carried my hat in my hand, And to every one that I did méet, 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 haſte to Pauls, the Stéeple for in view Becauſe I heard ſome people ſay, it ſhould be builded new, Then I got up unto the top, the City for to ſée, It was ſo high it made me cry like a great Boobee. From thence I went to Weſtminſt •• and for to ſée the Tombs, Oh, ſaid I, what a houſe is here with an infinite ſight of Roome▪ Sweetly the Abby Bells did ring it was a fine zight to ſée, Me thoughte I was going to heaven in a ſt •••• like a great Boobee.
The ſecond part, To the ſame Tune

BVt as I went along the ſtréet, the moſt part of the day Many Gallants did I meet me thoughts they were very gay, I blew my noſe, and piſt my hoſe ſome people did me ſée, They ſaid I was a beaſtly fool, and a great Boobee. • ext day I through P • e-corner paſt, 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 zore, 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 proffered me a pint of wine me thought ſhe was wondrous frée, To the Tavern then I went with her like a great Boobee. She told me we were near 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 a way my Couſin cozened me▪ The Uintner kickt me out of door like a great Boobee. At the Exchange when I came there, I ſaw moſt gallan • thing • I thought the pictures livin • 〈◊〉 of all our Engliſh Kings, I doft my hat, and made a leg and knéeled on my knée The people laught, and call'd me fool, and great Boobee. To Paris Garden then I went, where there was great reſort, My pleaſure was my puniſhment, I did not like the ſport. The Garden bull with his •• out horn • 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 to 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 ore the water I did paſs as you ſhall underſtand, I dropt into the Thames al ••… before I came to Land, The Water-men did help me out, and thus did ſay to me, Tis not thy fortune to be drown'd thou great Boobee. But I have learned ſo much wit ſhall ſhorten all my cares, If I can but a licenſe get to play before the Bears, Twill be a gallant place indéed, as I may tell to thee, Then who dares call me Fool or Aſs. or great Boobee.
FINIS

London, Printed for ••… . Indeed according to Order.