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5.362 R188348 1 a Pleasant New Tune A Pleasant New Tune VVe care not for those Landed Men / That do our Trade disdain, date from imprint Pepys 5.362 Wing J897[a]B 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. 5: 362 THE / Jolly Seamens VVelfare / Upon the Ocean, Or, / The Landmens Kindness to their / WIVES in their Absence. THE Jolly Seamens Welfare Upon the Ocean, Or, The Landmens Kindness to their WIVES in their Absence. The Jolly Seamen's Welfare upon the Ocean, or, the Landmen's Kindness to Their Wives in Their Absence. 1/2 sheet folio, 250 x 165 cropped right and bottom edges horizontal and vertical rules 1691 Printed for J. Bissel, at the Bible and Harp in West-Smithfield. 1691. J. Bissel Weinstein: imprint

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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 2/26/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Sea catastrophe economics/trade infidelity maritime military/war sex/sexuality vulgarities/crasshumor 02/26/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created 08/02/07 Checker Rachel Mann Checked transcription 09/18/06 Transcriber Paxton Hehmeyer Original transcription 10/24/2004 Bibliographer Maggie Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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WE care not for those Landed Men That do our Trade disdain, We Merchants Love, who at Sea have been, and do our Trade maintain. From the Top, to the Yard, is our Regard, wheresoe'er the Wind doth blow, To heave the Lead, and rule the Helm, as we brave Seamen know. For our Relief, we eat salt Beef, salt Fish, and Bisket Bread, Whilest you on the shoar, with a plentiful store of daintier Dishes are fed. Our Lodging it is both poor, and bare, in our Hammocks, where we lye. We break our sleep; our Watch for to keep, whether it be Wet or Dry. You Men of the Town, in your Beds of Down, who lye both soft and warm, Whilest we poor Seamen are Crusing the Seas, in many a bitter storm. We Toyle, and we Moile, our Cabells to quoil, in danger of our lives. Whil'st you on the shore, and a great many more, are a kissing of our Wives. If you such tricks will not give o'er, expect to have your due, For if ever more we come on shore, we'll then do the like by you.
When we put into a Port, or Crick, the first young Lass we spy, We make her squeak, till she springs a Leak, then we pump her, until she's dry. We're so confus'd when a Storm appears, we scarce know Good from Evil, The Parson's at Prayers, whilest the Boatswain swears, thus we serve both God, and Devil. O then we look like such sad elves, some Crying, and some Frowning, We'd freely promise to hang our selves might we then but be sav'd from drowning. But when we're sinking the Captain swears, O then there's such a Puther, There's some to the Pump, and some to Prayers, and the rest Cursing one another. When our Enemies before us come, Our roaring Guns we level, When we hear the Trumpet, or the Drum, we can fight either Pope or Devil. Our Captain then upon the Deck, with Brandisht Sword does stand, And gives the Word to all on board, to fire at his Command. Our Cannons Roar, our Trumpets sound, and Eccho o'er the Main, In Warlike Noise, we fight brave Boys, till our Enemies are slain.
Printed for J. Bissel, at the Bible and Harp in West-Smithfield. 1691.