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R180559 SEe you not Peirce the Piper / His Cheeks as big as a Myter But go with Arthur of Bradly / O brave Arthur of Bradly. [with variation[ Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 214 A merry Wedding / Or, O Brave Arthur of Bradly A merry Wedding Or, O Brave Arthur of Bradly A merry Wedding Or, O Brave Arthur of Bradley 1660-1660

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SEe you not Peirce the Piper His Cheeks as big as a Myter A piping among the Swain That dance on yonder plain, Where Tib and Tom do trip it, And Youths to the Horn pipe mipe it With every one his carriage To go to yonder marriage Not one behind would stay But go with Arthur of Bradly O brave Arthur of Bradly. Why Arthur hath got him a Lass, A bonnier never was The chiefest Youths in the Parish Come dancing all in a Morrice Jumping with mickle Pride, And each his wench by his side With Christmas gambals flowcing, And Country wenches trouncing They all were fine and gay For the honor of Arthur of Bradly, etc. And when that Arthur was married, And his wife home had carried, The yongsters they did wait; To help to carry up meat Francis carried the Frumaty, Michael carried the Mince-Pye Bartholomew Beef and Mustard And Christopher carried the Custard, Thus every one in his array, [F]or the honor of Arthur of Bradly, etc.
And when that dinner was ended The maidens they were befriended For out steps Dick the Draper And he bid strike up scraper, Its best to be dancing a little And then to the tavern and tipple He called for a horn-pipe, That went fine on the bag-pi[p]e Then forward Piper and play For the honour of Arthur of Bradly, etc. Richard he did lead it And Margery did tread it Francis following then And after courteous Jane Thus every one after another; As if they had been sister and brother, That it was great joy to see, How well they did agree And then they all did say For the honor of Arthur of Bradly, etc. Then Miles in his motly breeches And he the piper beseeches To play him Haw thorn buds That he and his wench might trudge, But Laurence liked not that No more did lusty Kate For she cryd canst thou not bit it To see how fine Thomas can trip it, For the honor of Arthur of Bradly O brave Arthur of Bradly