A very pleasant new Ditty,
To the Tune of Stand thy ground old Harry.
COme Hostesse fill the pot,
for a penny will neuer vndo mee.
If thou has no money to pay the shot,
my Guest thou art welcome to me.
Come fill vs a dozen of Cannes,
though they be but a pint a péece,
We sweare wéele drinke 'em off euery man,
and thou wéele the Tapster fléece,
For after a while we are here,
And after a while we are gone:
And after a while we haue money,
And after a while we haue none.
Suppose a young man spend,
and then haue no money to pay,
He hath no credit, nor none youll lend,
but you will his Castor stay.
Yet still he will call for Béere,
with a full couragious note:
But when the reckoning he doth heare,
now marry he hath neuer a grote.
For after a while we are here, &c.
Good fellowes inrich the house,
where they doe daily vse:
So long as they deale in honest sort,
and doe not the man abuse.
But we are such fellowes growne,
as day may appeare:
That a Fleming of the female kinde
is [...]etter then English Béere.
[...] a while, &c.
We loue good liquour well,
and will not a Canne refuse:
But when the reckoning comes to pay,
we had rather gaine then loose.
Yet for to gull the Tapster
we are excéeding loath,
But the chiefest fault in him we finde,
he doth fill his cans with froth.
For after a while, &c.
The Butcher with his winde,
doth loue to puffe his meate:
The Cooke doth in his kinde
delight the world to cheate.
The Taylor with his sheares
will shread a garment small,
But an honest drunkard still
is the chiefest fellow of all.
For after a while, &c.
The high-lawyer brauely goes.
on high-wayes taking rent:
But often he pawnes his cloths,
his money being spent.
Many a man doth cheate,
till to the Stocks he fall:
But your honest drunkard still,
is the chiefest fellow of all.
For after a while we are here,
And after a while we are gone:
And after a while we haue money,
And after a while we haue none.
The Second Part.
To the same tune.
FVll many that séeme precise,
will now and then be drunke:
And others thought full wise,
will spend till they be sunke,
But tis so closely done,
the fault doth séeme but small,
But your honest drunkard still,
is the chiefest fellow of all.
For after a while we are here.
And after a while we are gone:
And after a while we haue money,
And after a while we haue none.
The Malt-man with his meals
doth oft times hoyst the prise,
With mingled stuffe héele deale,
yet still his graine must rise
Though the Country sell it cheape.
his rate shall neuer fall,
But yet your honest drunkard still
is the chiefest fellow of all.
For after a while, &c.
The Courtier will intrude
to the company of a maid,
And will her with words deceiue,
if she trust all that's said:
But let the shot be pais,
his expences is but small,
But your honest drunkard still,
is the chiefest, fellow of all.
For after a while, &c.
Some Trades-man if you please,
his humour for to try,
His gaine shall still increase,
or else he will sweare and lye.
But if you nought will buy,
inrag'd he then will fall:
But your honest drunkard still,
is the chiefest fellow of all.
For after a while, &c.
Your vnder-Officers,
that so lately were allow'd,
Will in their offices
be damnably diuellish proud,
For they will abate no fée,
although the fault be small:
But your honest drunkard still
is the chiefest fellow of all.
For after a while, &c.
Some Bakers pure doe show,
although they vse false weights:
And Chandlors well I know,
have pretty cunning sleights.
Your cruell Sergeants will
no pitty take at all:
But your honest drunkard still
is the chiefest fellow of all.
For after a while, &c.
Your Panders will be proud,
good fellowes not precise:
Your officers turne wood-peckers,
when they be stiled wise.
Good-fellowship will stand,
when as the rest will fall:
For your honest drunkard still
is the chiefest fellow of all.
For after a while, &c.
Come fill vs each man a quart.
and giue vs a bottle of Ale:
Ile pledge thée with all my heart,
if our liquour be but stale.
Let vs haue thy Tester and mine,
and so it shall flye all day:
Wéele call and alwayes ioyne,
though we haue no money to pay.
For after a while we are here,
And after a while wee are gone:
And after a while we haue money,
And after a while wee haue none.
FINIS.
Printed at London for H. Gosso [...]