%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Scotch Moggy's Misfortune:/ TOGETHER/ With her cheerful Hopes, that Shakum Guie will bury his Wife, and/ then make Moggy a happy Mother. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1675-1696 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/14/2007 21303

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3.288 R227371 1 an Excellent New Tune An Excellent New Tune SHakum Guie has gotten a Wife,/ And he is a weary of his Life: Ha, ha, Robin quoth she,/ Ha, ha, Robin quoth she,/ Ha, ha, ha, Robin quoth she,/ Kind Robin loves me. [with variation in final stanza] Pepys 3.288 Wing S958 Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 3: 288 Scotch Moggy's Misfortune:/ TOGETHER/ With her cheerful Hopes, that Shakum Guie will bury his Wife, and/ then make Moggy a happy Mother. Scotch Moggy's Misfortune: TOGETHER With her cheerful Hopes, that Shakum Guie will bury his Wife, and then make Moggy a happy Mother. Scottish Moggy's Misfortue: Together With Her Cheerful Hopes, That Shakum Guie Will Bury His Wife, and Then Make Moggy a Happy Mother. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 187 x 324 creased vertical rules 1675-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby, I. Deacon, I. Blare, I. Back. P. Brooksby, I. Deacon, I. Blare, I. Back PBA

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 Taxonomy used by Pepys to Organize Ballads in Albums A Small Promiscuous Supplement Devotion & Morality Drinking & Good Fellowship History - True & Fabulous Humour, Frollicks &c Love Pleasant Love Pleasant and Unfortunate Love Unfortunate Marriage Sea State & Times Tragedy Various Subjects Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/health alcohol animals/nature appearance Bible/biblical figures buildings/architecture catastrophe children class clothing/fashion country/nation crime death economics/trade entertainment family/procreation folklore gender historical figures & events holidays/seasons infidelity law London love maritime marriage military/war monstrosity mythology/Classical world news nobility/court politics/government punishment religious concepts religious figures religious types & sects royalty rural life servitude sex/sexuality supernatural/magic The New World travel trickery/deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgarities/crass humor Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 9/14/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant infidelity love marriage rurallife sex/sexuality vulgarities/crasshumor 9/14/07 Checker Liberty Stanavage checked transcription, x-balladed 8/02/06 Transcriber Eric Nebeker original transcription 8/30/04 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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SHakum Guie has gotten a Wife, And he is weary of his Life: The day will come that she will dye, And Shakum Guie will marry me: Ha, ha, Robin quoth she, Ha, ha, Robin quoth she, Ha, ha, ha, Robin quoth she, Kind Robin loves me .
My Father left me a good Stock, Full Forty Weathers in a Flock, With Geese, Ducks, Hens, and a fighting Cock Kind Robin for thee : Ha, ha, Robin quoth she, Ha, ha, Robin quoth she, Ha, ha, ha, Robin quoth she, Kind Robin loves me .
My Mother sent me to the Well, Better she had gone her sell, Robin gard my Belly swell, Kind Robin he loves me ; Ha, ha, ha, etc . Robin he chash me about the stack, Robin laid me on my Back, Robin he made my Rump to crack, Kind Robin loves me; Ha, ha, ha, etc. Robin he took me by the Tale, Over the Ditch he made me fall; Robin ruffled my Falale, Kind Robin loves me . Ha, ha, ha, etc. My Mammey she gave unto me Forty Marks, as thou shalt see, And I will give it aw to thee, Kind Robin quoth she, Ha, ha, ha, etc.
Ginn I was married to a Laird, I should neither Spin nor Card, But fill the Cup, serve to Lard, The day that I was married; Ha, ha, ha, etc. Robin, Robin let me be, Till I have got my Nurses Fee, And I will drink it aw with thee, In geud Scotch Yale and Brandy; Ha, ha, ha, etc . Robin is o're the Water gane, It will be long are he come home; On Saturday we'll give up our Names, And Sunday we'll be married, Ha, ha Robin quoth she, Ha, ha Robin quoth she, Ha, ha Robin quoth she, Kind Robin I am for thee.
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Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back.