Tom Farthing: or The married vvomans complaint. To a new tune, well known by the same name. 1675 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B06160 Wing T1783 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[447] 99887903 ocm99887903 183561

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B06160) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 183561) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A5:2[352]) Tom Farthing: or The married vvomans complaint. To a new tune, well known by the same name. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts). Printed for P. Prooksby [sic], at the Golden-ball, near the Hospital-gate, in West-smithfield., [London] : [1675?] Place and date of publication suggested by Wing. Verse: "Tom Farthing, Tom Farthing ..." Trimmed. Reproduction of original in the British Library.

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 eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. 2008-01 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-02 Sampled and proofread 2008-08 Rekeyed and resubmitted 2008-10 Sampled and proofread 2008-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
Tom Farthing: OR, The Married VVomans Complaint. To a New Tune, well known by the ſame Name.

Tom Farthing, Tom Farthing, Where haſt thou bin? Tom Farthing? Twelve a clock e're thou come in, Four or five e're thou begin, Lye all night and do nothing, 'Twould make a woman weary, weary, 'Twould make a women weary. Hadſt thou bin a lively Lad, And gi'n me part of what thoud'ſt had, It would have made my heart full glad: And made me wondrous merry, merry, And made, &c. But thou art a Country clown, Sometimes up and ſometimes down; Still doing what was never yet done, 'Twould make a woman, ſorry, ſorry, 'Twould, &c. Tom Farthing, Tom Farthing, Thou bungler art, Tom Farthing, Was ever Woman fumbled ſo, With always bobbing too and fro, Now too high, and now too low, 'Twould make a woman weary, weary, 'Twould &c. If thou hadſt but held me to't, With hip and lip, and leg and foot, Beſides the other thing to boot, 'Twould have made me wondrous merry, merry, 'Twould, &c. But rivel'd up like Chitterlin, Thou'rt ſometimes out and, ſometimes in And all thou doſt's not worth a pin, Which makes me wondrous ſorry, ſorry, Which makes me wondrous ſorry.
The ſecond Part, to the ſame Tune.

TOm Farthing, Tom Farthing, Thou mak'ſt me mad, Tom Farthing, 'Twas not for this I did thee wed, Nor brought thee to my marriage bed, But 'twas to loſe my Maiden-head, Of which i'm wondrous weary, weary, Of which I am wondrous weary. Could'ſt thou once but do the feat, And ſhew thy ſelf to be no cheat, My very heart with joy would beat, And 'twould make me wondrous merry, merry, And &c. But by thy ſide thou idle droan, I lie like one that lies alone, And remedy I can get none, Which makes me wondrous ſorry ſorry, Which makes me wondrous ſorry. Tom Farthing, Tom Farthing, Farewel, farewel, Tom Farthing, Since by thee it can't be done, I'le now go pick of anothers bone, For meat from thee I can get none, Which makes me wondrous weary, weary Which &c. And though a Womans ſuch, you cry, That no one can her wants ſupply, I'le find out one ſhall ſatisfie; And make me wondrous merry, merry, And &c. For ſince thou never yet haſt don't I'le bid no more, a pox upon't, But venture let what will come on't, And never more be ſorry ſorry, And &c. Tom Farthing, Tom Farthing, A warning be Tom Farthing, Hence forward that no woman take, A Fumbler for Tom Farthings ſake: Unleſs ſhe will him Cuckold make, For he'l make her damnable wearry, weary For he'l make, &c. But if a Husband muſt be had, Try him firſt or elſe you'r mad, Then ſhould he prove a capering Lad, He'l make you wondrous merry, merry, And of him you'l ne'r be weary.
FINIS.

Printed for P. Prooksby, at the Golden-hall, near the Hoſpital-gate, in Weſt-ſmithfield.