EBBA 30358
British Library - Roxburghe
| A good workeman needes neuer want worke. / If this be true, heres a parsell of ten, / All lustie able well quallified men, / That Scarse haue their equals to eate, drinke, and sleepe / And some are farr better to hang than to keepe. | ||
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| Date Published | 1623-1661 ? | |
| Author | Martin Parker | |
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| Imprint | Printed at London for Francis Groue. / and are to be sould at his shop / on Snow hill by the / Saracens head | |
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| Collection | British Library - Roxburghe | |
| Pages | 1.540, 1.541 | |
| Location | British Library | |
| Shelfmark | C.20.f.7.540-541 | |
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| Part 1 | Part 2 | |
| Title | A good workeman needes neuer want worke. / If this be true, heres a parsell of ten, / All lustie able well quallified men, / That Scarse haue their equals to eate, drinke, and sleepe / And some are farr better to hang than to keepe. | The sceond part |
| Tune Imprint | To the tune of the nine maids. | To the same tune. |
| First Lines | YOu that good houses keepe / and would good seruants hire, | THe fifth was Sam a thresher, / the best I ere did keepe |
| Refrain | Marke how they stand in Rancke / All lusty able men, / Then you who doe good workmen want, / come take your choyse of ten. | O this was one of my men, / the chiefe of half a score, / All you who want good workemen then / take choyse among my store. [with variation] | O this was one of my men, / the chiefe of half a score, / You who doe want good workemen then / take choyse among my store. [with variation] |
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