TheJollyBeggars:ACantata

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recitativo

whenlyartleavesbestrowtheyird,

orwaveringlikethebauckie-bird,

bedimcauldboreas'blast;

whenhailstanesdrivewi'bitterskyte,

andinfantfrostsbegintobite,

inhoarycranreuchdrest;

aenightate'enamerrycore

o'randie,gangrelbodies,

inpoosie-nansie'sheldthesplore,

todrinktheirorraduddies;

wi'quaffingan'laughing,

theyrantedan'theysang,

wi'jumpingan'thumping,

theveragirdlerang,

first,neistthefire,inauldredrags,

anesat,weelbrac'dwi'mealybags,

andknapsacka'inorder;

hisdoxylaywithinhisarm;

wi'usquebaean'blanketswarm

sheblinkitonhersodger;

an'ayehegiesthetoziedrab

thetitherskelpin'kiss,

whileshehelduphergreedygab,

justlikeanaumousdish;

ilksmackstill,didcrackstill,

justlikeacadger'swhip;

theneringan'ering

heroar'dthisdittyup—

air

tune—“soldier'sjoy.”

iamasonofmarswhohavebeeninmanywars,

andshowmycutsandscarswherevericome;

thisherewasforawench,andthatotherinatrench,

whenwelcomingthefrenchatthesoundofthedrum.

laldedaudle,&c.

my'prenticeshipipastwheremyleaderbreath'dhislast,

whenthebloodydiewascastontheheightsofabram:

andiservedoutmytradewhenthegallantgamewasplay'd,

andthemorrolowwaslaidatthesoundofthedrum.

ilastlywaswithcurtisamongthefloatingbatt'ries,

andthereileftforwitnessanarmandalimb;

yetletmycountryneedme,withelliottoheadme,

i'dclatteronmystumpsatthesoundofadrum.

andnowtho'imustbeg,withawoodenarmandleg,

andmanyatatter'draghangingovermybum,

i'mashappywithmywallet,mybottle,andmycallet,

aswheniusedinscarlettofollowadrum.

whattho'withhoarylocks,imuststandthewintershocks,