%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> My Dog and I: / We Write no Fights of Du[t]ch or French, / No courting of a handsome VVench, / No Monsters, VVonders in the Air, / No persons dying in dispair; / Nor any anything under the Sky, / But onely of my Dog and I. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1678-1680 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/28/2008 21889

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4.229 R234653 1 My Dog and I: Or, Bobbing Jone Bobbing Joe; Bobbing Joan My Dog and I; or, Bobbing Joan YOu that are of the merry Throng, / Give good attention to my Song, My Dog and I, my Dog and I, / 'Tis made upon my Dog and I. [with variations] title unclear: My Dog and I: / We Write no Fights of Du[t]ch or French, / No courting of a handsome VVench, / No Monsters, VVonders in the Air, / No persons dying in dispair; / Nor any anything under the Sky, / But onely of my Dog and I.; imprint unclear: [Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. VVright], J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger[.] Pepys 4.229 Wing M3168[B]; Rollins (2) 1847 (Mch. 1, 1675, ii, 499). 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. 4: 229 My Dog and I: / We Write no Fights of Du[t]ch or French, / No courting of a handsome VVench, / No Monsters, VVonders in the Air, / No persons dying in dispair; / Nor any anything under the Sky, / But onely of my Dog and I. My Dog and I: We Write no Fights of Dutch or French, No courting of a handsome Wench, No Monsters, Wonders in the Air, No persons dying in dispair; Nor any anything under the Sky, But onely of my Dog and I. My Dog and I: We Write No Fights of Dutch or French, No Courting of a Handsome Wench, No Monsters, Wonders in the Air, No Persons Dying in Despair; nor Any Anything under the Sky, but Only of My Dog and I. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?210 x 290 cropped bottom edge, uneven inking vertical rule and cast fleurons. 1678-1680 Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. VVright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger F. Coles, T. Vere, J. VVright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, T. Passinger Blagden

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YOu that are of the merry Throng, Give good attention to my Song, Ile give you weighty reasons why, 'Tis made upon my Dog and I, My Dog and I, my Dog and I, 'Tis made upon my Dog and I. I of no doged nature am, But loving, gentle, kind and tame, And have no bigger Family, But only two, my Dog and I, My Dog, etc. I liv'd at home, I liv'd at large, A simple life, and had no charge, And if a Wench I chanc'd to spy, Thither went my Dog and I, My Dog, etc.
I lov'd a maid her name was Nell, A bonny Lass, I lov'd her well, If you'd needs know the reason why, Because she lov'd my Dog and I. my Dog, etc. My Dog and I have got a trick, To cure maids when they are sick: When the'r sick and like to die, Then thither goes my Dog and I. My Dog, etc. But if the weather prove foul and wet, My Dog he shall not wet his feet; But if the weather prove fair and dry, Then a whffiing goes my Dog and I. My Dog and I, my Dog and I, Then whiffing goes my Dog and I.
IF any Maiden troubled be, With over-grown Virginity, I quickly can two Pills apply, Concealed by my Dog and I, My Dog and I, my Dog and I, Concealed by my Dog and I. If the green-sickness have possest, A dainty dapper Damsels brest, I'le cure her on't immediately, With nothing but my Dog and I, My Dog, etc. If Women are in a distress, By reason of their Barrenness, I can a proper Probe apply, Best known unto my Dog and I, My dog, etc. From fifteen until fifty I, Can give a woman remedy, But if they up to threescore flie, Their's no game for my Dog and I, My Dog, etc. When Mars command, we did go, Unto the wars in forty two, We'l never fear in field to die, But out we'l go, my Dog and I, My Dog, etc. There was a time when Rebel rout, did fear [younge] Ropert and his Dog 'tis dangerous when 2 heads comply,
Especially my Dog and I, my Dog, etc. We night and day do take no rest, If we can hear of any feast, And where good fellows I espy, There go in my Dog and I. My Dog, etc. My living lies in every Nook, My Dog is Caterer and Cook, For he at every Game can flie, No fellow to my Dog and I. My Dog, etc. My dog to play the Pimp is taught, I fear 'tis many a gallants fault, Near Hatton wall such whores do lie, Are fitter for my Dog than I, My Dog, etc. thus have we liv[']d thus have we lov'd and faithful to each other prov'd, Whilst many thieves are hang'd on high No Law can touch my Dog and I, My Dog, etc. If death do come as it may hap, My grave shall be under the Tap, With folded arms there we will lie, Cheek by Jowl my Dog and I, My Dog and I, My Dog and I. Cheek by Jowl my Dog and I,
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Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger[.]