%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> THE / BEGGARS CHORUS; / OR, / The JOVIAL CREW. Brome, Richard University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1750-1750 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 05/04/2012 32493

The University of California makes a claim of copyright only to original contributions made by Early Modern Center participants and other members of the university community. The University of California makes no claim of copyright to the original text. Permission is granted to download, transmit or otherwise reproduce, distribute or display the contributions to this work claimed by The University of California for non-profit educational purposes, provided that this header is included in its entirety. For inquiries about commercial uses, please contact:

Patricia Fumerton Early Modern Center - English Department University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93105 United States of America EMail: pfumer@english.ucsb.edu

T21492 1 To an excellent new Play-house tune A-Begging We Will Go To an excellent new Play-house tune THERE was a jovial Beggar, / He had a Wooden Leg, And a Begging we will go, / we'll go, we'll go, / And a Begging we will go. Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 289761 THE / BEGGARS CHORUS; / OR, / The JOVIAL CREW. THE BEGGARS CHORUS; OR, The JOVIAL CREW. THE BEGGAR'S CHORUS; OR, The JOVIAL CREW. Brome, Richard 1750-1750

This document follows the guidelines specified for TEI.

XML Generated Automatically at 5/4/2012 10:22:21 AM Using EMC

XBallad Parsing Engine developed by Carl Stahmer.

TEI Template developed by Gerald Egan and Modified by Carl Stahmer

All apostrophes are encoded as '.

Any dashs occurring in line breaks have been removed;

All dashs are encoded as ‐ and all em dashes as —.

 Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/ health alcohol Americas animals/ nature Bible/ biblical figures buildings/ architecture catastrophe children class clothing/ appearance country/ nation crime death economics/ commerce entertainments family folklore gender holidays/ seasons infidelity labor/ craft law London love maritime marriage military/ war monstrosity mythology/ Classical news nobility/ court politics/ government procreation punishment race/ ethnicity religious concepts religious figures religious groups royalty rural life servitude sex/ sexuality supernatural/ magic travel trickery/ deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgar humor youth/ age Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 5/4/2012 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America class economics/ commerce travel Ballads, English 17th century Broadsides, England 17th century 5/4/2012 10:22:21 AM XBallad Davis, Mary Jane Created XML Version of Ballad 5/4/2012 10:22:21 AM Transcription Supervisor Meyer, Shannon Transcription of ballad manuscript 5/4/2012 10:22:21 AM Double-Key Comparison and Merging Meyer, Shannon Transcription of ballad manuscript 5/4/2012 10:22:21 AM Transcriptionist Two Bell, Erik Transcription of ballad manuscript 5/4/2012 10:22:21 AM Transcriptionist One Becker, Charlotte Transcription of ballad manuscript 6/28/2011 Checker Percy Ross Edited Ballad Catalogue Record 6/28/2011 Checker Percy Ross Edited Ballad Catalogue Record 6/17/2011 Checker Bethany Wong Edited Ballad Catalogue Record 6/17/2011 Checker Bethany Wong Edited Ballad Catalogue Record 6/17/2011 Checker Bethany Wong Edited Ballad Catalogue Record 5/14/2011 Bibliographer Shannon Meyer Initial Ballad Catalogue Record Created
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">THE</hi></seg> <seg n="2" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">BEGGARS CHORUS;</hi></seg> <seg n="3" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">OR,</hi></seg> <seg n="4" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">The JOVIAL CREW.</hi></seg> <lb/> <seg n="5" rend="left"><hi rend="italic"><hi rend="bold">To an excellent new Play-house Tune.</hi></hi></seg>
THERE was a jovial Beggar, He had a Wooden Leg, And lame from his Cradle, Was forced for to beg: And a Begging we will go, well go, well go, And a Begging we will go.
A Bag for my Oat-meal, Another for my Rye; A little Bottle by my Side, To drink when I am dry: And a Begging we will go, Well go, well go, And a Begging w[e will go.]
A Bag for my Wheat, And another for my Salt, A little Pair of Crutches, To shew how I can halt: And a Begging we will go, Well go, well go, And a Begging we will go. A Bag for my Bread, And another for my Cheese, A little Dog to follow me, To gather what I leave. And a Begging, etc. To Pimblico well go, Where we will merry be, With every Man a can ins Hand, And a Wench upon his Knee: And a Begging, etc. And when that we are disposed, We tumble on the Grass, With long patchd Coats, For to hide a pretty Lass: And a Begging, etc. Seven Years I served My Good old Master Wild, And seven Years I begged Whilst I was but a Child: And a Begging, et[c.]
I had the pretty Knack, For to wheedle and to cry; By Young and by the Old, Most pityd eer was I: And a Begging, etc. Fatherless and Motherless, Still was my Complaint, And none that ever saw me, But took me for a Saint: And a Begging, etc. I begged for my Master, And got him store of Pelf, But Jove now be praised, I now beg for myself: And a Begging, etc. Within a Hollow-tree I live, And there I pay no Rent; Providenc[e] provides for me, And I am well content: And a Begging, etc. I fear no plots against me, But live in open Cell; Then who would be a King, When a Beggar lives so well: And a Begging we will go, Well go, well go, And a Begging we will go.