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KIND Husband if you mean to thrive, Some other Way you must contrive And not consume and waste your Store, It will be hard to work for more; Therefore be ruld by me, I pray, Save something for a Rainy-day.
I in the Yoke will draw with you, And what I can will freely do If you the like will do again, Our Charge Im sure we may maintain, Thus by our Labour, then we may, Save something for a Rainy-day.
Behold! we see the painful Bee, Lays up by his Industry, A Stock to serve in Winter cold, And so should Man gainst he grows Old; Therefore, Kind Husband, now, I pray, Lay up against a Rainy-day. If Man has nothing of his own. Alas! he then may make his Moan, And yet at length be not so near, For Friends like Strangers will appear, When as you fall into Decay, Remember then the Rainy-day. The Ale-wives they go fine and gay, Deckd in their Silks and rich Array, When as the poor Mans Wife may lack, Both Food and Cloathing to her Back: Good-man, consider this, I pray, Save something for a Rainy-day. The Hostess she will flout at thee, Or any Man in Misery, When as you have no Money to spend, Shell shew no Pity, give, nor lend: Consider this without Delay, Save something for a Rainy-day. Your jovial boon Companions too, Will likewise take their Leave of you: Theyll know you not in Time of Need, And wont this make your Heart to bleed Therefore take up in Time, I pray, Save something for a Rainy-day. A Man may waste his youthful Strength, And bring himself to Want at length, When feeble Age his Limbs shall seize, And he hath nought to take his Ease, Will find the World as cold as Clay, Then think upon the Rainy-day.
Grey-headed Men are often seen, Here in this World both poor and mean, Having scarce Meat, or Cloaths to wear And this has been for want of Care, Oh! think of this, Good-man, I pray, Lay up against a Rainy-day. Consider we are Man and Wife, And ought to lead a careful Life; Ill do my best to get and save, That we another Day may have. Something to help old Age, I say, Is what I call a Rainy-day. Oh! loving Wife, he then replyd, I will endeavour to provide, Henceforth for our poor Family, Thy Words have so prvaild on me, No longer will I run astray, But think upon a Rainy-day. I needs must own thy Words are true, Therefore I will my Life renew, And all my feigned Friends Forsake, Nay, likewise some other Courses take. No longer will I run astray, But lay up for a Rainy-day. With Care Ill follow my Concerns, That Man goes far that neer returns, I do resolve to mend my Ways, And hope to see brave golden Days: And that we both may happy be, And live in Love and Unity. According to my Promise, Love, I swear by all the Powers above, I will be loving, kind and true. And ever faithful unto you: No longer will I run astray, But think upon a Rainy-day.
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