Merry Boys of Christmas / OR, / The Milk-Maids New-Years-Gift. / When Lads and Lasses take delight, / together for to be; / They pass away the Winter Night, / and live most Merrily.

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R229028 3 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Hey Boys up go we Hey, Boys, Up Go We Hey Boys Up Go We COme, come my roaring ranting Boys, / let's never be cast down, to drink some Christmas Beer. [with variation] Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 4: 24 Merry Boys of Christmas / OR, / The Milk-Maids New-Years-Gift. / When Lads and Lasses take delight, / together for to be; / They pass away the Winter Night, / and live most Merrily. Merry Boys of Christmas OR, The Milk-Maids New-Years-Gift. When Lads and Lasses take delight, together for to be; They pass away the Winter Night, and live most Merrily. Merry Boys of Christmas OR, The Milk-Maid's New-Years-Gift. When Lads and Lasses take delight, together for to be; They pass away the Winter Night, and live most Merrily. ?-?

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COme, come my roaring ranting Boys, lets never be cast down, Wel never mind the Female Toys, but Loyal be to th Crown: Wel never break our hearts with Care, nor be cast down with fear, Our bellys then let us prepare, to drink some Christmas Beer. Then heres a Health to Charles our King, throughout the world admird, [L]et us his great applauses sing, that we so much desird,

And wisht amongst us for to Reign, when Oliver ruld here, But since hes home returnd again, come fill some Christmas Beer. These Holidays wel briskly drink, all mirth we will devise, No Treason we will speak or think, then bring us brave mincd Pies: Roast Beef and brave Plum-Porridge our Loyal hearts to chear, Then prithee make no more ado, but bring us Christmas Beer.