The Old pudding-pye woman set forth in her colours, &c. ... to a rare new tune much in use, or, There was an old wife.

The Old pudding-pye woman set forth in her colours, &c. ... to a rare new tune much in use, or, There was an old wife.

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The Old Pudding-pye Woman ſet forth in her colours, &c.

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The Old Pudding-pye Woman ſet forth in her colours, &c.

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Of all the rare and various London cryes,

There's none that doth excel Hot Pudding-Pyes:

Each one that hears it, being bit with hunger,

Would wiſh himſelf to be a Pudding Monger;

For many likes ſuch Victuals for the nones,

Becauſe in Pudding-Pyes there is no bones.

To a rare new Tune much in uſe, or, There was an Old Wife.

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There was a Old wife

and ſhe ſold Pudding-pyes,

She went to the Mill

and the duſt blew into her eyes:

She has Hot Puddings

and Cold Puddings to ſell,

Where ever ſhe goes

you may follow her by the ſmell.

Betimes in the morning

out of her bed ſhe will pack,

And give you all warning

with a loud thundering crack:

Then coughing and ſpitting,

& Rubbing, & Scrubbing her thighs,

She hangs on her Cloaths

and away to ſell Pudding-pyes.

She calls up her Neighbors

for to go and fuddle a Pot,

Becauſe to go faſting

O ſhe likes it not;

Her Bub ſhe doth tipp [...]e

and then having cleared her eyes

She goes to the Oven

to fetch her Pudding-pyes.

O Baker quoth ſhe

I prethy do not me co [...]en,

I am an Old wife

tell fifteen to the dozen;

For by that means

my profit doth fairly riſe;

Or elſe I muſt never

more cry Pudding-pyes.

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AT every Corner

and in every ſtréet,

This Pudding-pye-woman

be ſure you oft ſhall méet;

With Basket on head

and hand on her Butock ſhe cryes,

Come here all away

that will buy Hot Pudding-pyes.

She hath a long Noſe

and often the ſame doth drop,

A piece of Hot Pudding

would make a dainty Sop,

Her Béetle-brow forehead

hangs quite over her eyes,

She ſcarcely can ſee

to ſell her Pudding-pyes,

Her hands ſhe doth waſh

but twice thrée times in a year,

The print of her fingers

doth fair on her Puddings appear

She's two yards about,

which you I ſay is a pretty ſize,

For an Old wife

that doth ſell Hot Pudding-pyes.

In Winter you may

behold her dragled Tail,

And lagging ſhe goes

along juſt like a Snail,

All ſprinkled with mire

a handful about her thighs,

You that have good ſtomachs

come buy her Pudding-pyes.

At Noon and at Night

this Firkin of ſtuff both wag,

Some money to take

to put in her greaſie bag:

I wiſh ſhe would make me

her Heir when ever ſhe dyes,

Then I ſhall have money

for all her Pudding-pyes.

Her Puddings are fat,

in Summer they uſe to fry

With heat of the Sun,

or elſe ſhe hath told a lye:

But what ſhe puts in them

I ſwear I cannot devize,

Then buy and you'l try

how you like her Pudding-pyes.

She had a young Daughter

that takes after her Mother,

And will be as like her

as one Pea's like another;

If any young Man have

a mind to ſuch a Rare prize,

He ſhall have her Daughter

and all her Pudding-pyes.

And thus you may ſee

how I this Woman deſcribe,

'Tis nothing to me

I'm ſure ſhe'l give me no Bribe,

But I am content

ſince that I have told no lyes,

Then farewel to thoſe

that do cry Hot Pudding-pyes.

§

London, Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clark.

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The Old pudding-pye woman set forth in her colours, &c. ... to a rare new tune much in use, or, There was an old wife.

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1670

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A53269

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Wing O214

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ESTC R5213

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12415995

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ocm 12415995

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61657

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— The Old pudding-pye woman set forth in her colours, &c. ... to a rare new tune much in use, or, There was an old wife.,

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Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clark,. London :: [between 1670 and 1680]. (Date of publication suggested by Wing.) (Reproduction of original in Harvard University Libraries.)

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