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T38739 YOur Laddy can't fight, but your Laddy may sing / The scheme that he says are in vain to be King, Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 3: 753 The Loyal Britain: Or, George for Ever. The Loyal Britain: Or, George for Ever. The Loyal Britain: Or, George for Ever. ?-?

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YOur Laddy cant fight, but your Laddy may sing The scheme that he lays are in vain to be King, Such Helish Contrivances never shall bring, A Crown on the Head of your Laddy. In the midst of the Rebels in Dunkirk he stands, While King Georges Forces do join Hand in Hand, Well keep all such Rebels quite out of the Land, Both them and their Bastardly Laddy, His Plots are in Vain about Englands Crown, Whilst God has blest us with a King of our own; All Popish Pretenders well ever disown. So lightly we set by your Laddy. Our Laws and Religion well ever maintain, Both Pope and Pretender, well ever disdain, Whilst Glorious King George doth over Us Reign, Well never have a Bastardly Laddy, Tho France does threaten to Invade our Land, And furnish him with Men and Arms out of Hand, Thinking thereby to put Us to a stand; By theratning Us with their Laddy, Their Plots and Conspiracies all are in Vain, No Popish Pretender shall over Us Reign, The House of Hanover well ever Maintain, And a Fig for their Cowardly laddy. They tell us hes Bred up a Proestant true, And fain would preswade Us the Crown is his due, But who will regard such a Damnable Crew, Why, none but the Friends of the laddy, For each loyal Britain will join Hand in Hand, To fight for King George and obey his Command, Who up for our liberty firmly does stand, Against all Attempts of the laddy. So God bless King George and long may he Reign, For to be a Terror to Proud France and Spain, And prosper his Fleet on the Wattery Main, To give a home Stroke to their laddy I hope no Offence is in what is here Pennd, To displease a true Britain, I did not intend, With Success to old England, my Song I shall end, And a Rope for the Friends of the laddy,