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4.334 R174068 1 The Spinning-wheel The Spinning Wheel I Pray now listen to this Song, / It is of Cries which you may hear, These are the Cries of London Town. Pepys 4.334 Wing C4362[a]A 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: 334 The City Rambler; / OR, / The Merry Cries of London Town. The City Rambler; OR, The Merry Cries of London Town. The City Rambler; Or, the Merry Cries of London Town. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 310 cropped right and bottom edges, damaged surface, uneven inking horizontal and vertical rules 1675-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, / and J. Back. P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back PBA

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I Pray now listen to this Song, It is of Cries which you may hear, As you the Streets may pass along, In London City e'ery Year; As you do walk them up and down, These are the Cries of London Town. Fine Oranges and Lemmons fair, they are as good as e'er was cut; Yet I'll not pick and cull my Ware for e'er a Drab, or dirty Slut: Thus Billings-gate begins to frown These are the Cries of London Town.
Here's Artichoaks and Cucumbers Colliflowers fresh and gay; I'll use you well, my worthy Sirs, my Customers, now come away; I have choice Ware I'll lay a Crown; These are the Cries of London Town. Have you any old Brass to mend? a Kettle? Skellet? Frying pan? here; I'll use each Woman as a Friend, and stop her Hole, you need not fear: I please the fair, the black, and brown, These are the Cries, etc.
Will you have any Milk to day? sweet Bridget, Nancy, Kate, or Prue; Or likewise curious Curds and Whey, I have as choice as e'er you knew; To sell them I walk up and down, These are the Cries, etc. Here's honest Codpiece Points and Pins, Thread-Laces three, for one penny And Maids bring out your Coney-skins all Colours are a Case to me; The black, the grizzle, grey, and brown These are the Cries, etc. Work for the Cooper now I cry, and daily do for Labour seek, I call as I am passing by, young Lasses if your Vessels leak, I'll freely Hoop you up and down, These are the Cries; etc. Old Sutes and Cloaks, or Taffety? Silk-stockings, Velvet, Stuffs in grain? Or have you any Brass Money to feague? and cheat the World again For this I travel up and down These are the Cries, etc.
I am a Chimney-sweeper Black, behold my Shackle, Broom and Poles, Which here are hanging at my Back to cleanse young Lasses smutty holes I'll cleanse your Funnels up and down, These are the Cries, etc. Here's knives to grind, here's knives to grind and Taylors too, bring out your shear[s] For if they are not sharp you'll find, in Cabbage you'll be in Arrears; That will your Calling quite run down These are the Cries, etc. Come buy a Steel, or a Tinder-Box, or else a curious large Horn Comb, Young Women with your powder'd Locks, for your kind Husbands now at home To trim and comb his Cuckold's crown These are the Cries of London Town.
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Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, and J. Back.