Close ×

Search EBBA

Advanced Search

EBBA 30417

British Library - Roxburghe
Ballad XSLT Template
The Jealous old Dotard:
OR,
The Discovery of Cuckoldry:
A Pleasant New Song.
Old Men beware when you young Wenches wed,
Least Lusty Gallants do ascend your Bed;
And horn your palsie-pates, for Youthful Blood
Fair Venuss pastime never yet withstood:
Tis fit that all old Men should Cuckolds be,
Who think young women Love a sapless Tree.
To a pleasant new Tune.

Whether art thou going my old man?
my old man, I will call him my Lamb,
And whether art thou going my sweet old man?
my sweetest man alive?
To the Ale-house you Who----

When wilt thou come home my old man,
my old man? I will call him my Lamb;
And when wilt thou come home my sweet old man,
my sweetest man alive?
At night you Slut----

What wilt thou have for Supper my old man,
my old man? I will call him my Lamb:
& what wilt thou have for supper my sweet old man,
my sweetest man alive?
Eggs you Who----

Where shall I boyl them my old man,
my old man? I will call him my Lamb,
And where shall I boyl them my sweet old man,
my sweetest man alive?
In the Fu[rn]ace you Slut--

How many wilt thou have my old man,
my old man? I will call him my Lamb;
And how many wilt thou have my sweet old man,
my sweetest man alive?
A thousand you Who----

I fear they will surfeit thee my old man,
my old man, I will call him my Lamb;
I fear they will surfeit thee my sweet old man,
my sweetest man alive.
Then ile dye you Slut---

And why wilt thou dye my old man,
my old man? I will call him my Lamb;
And why wilt thou dye my sweet old man,
my sweetest man alive?
Cause ile be buryd you Who---

And where wilt thou be buryd my old man,
my old man? I will call him my Lamb;
And where wilt thou be buryd my sweet old man,
my sweetest man alive?
In the Chimney-corner you Slut---

Why wilt thou be buryd there my old man
my old man? I will call him my Lamb,
Why wilt thou be buryd there my sweet old man,
my sweetest man alive?
Cause ile hear the Pot boyl you Who--

Why art thou so cross my old man,
my old man? I will call him my Lamb;
Why art thou so cross my sweet old Man,
my sweetest man alive?
Cause you Cuckold me you Slut--

Leave off your jealousie my old man,
my old man, I will call him my Lamb;
Leave off your jealousie my sweet old man,
my sweetest old man alive:
I am Horn-mad you Who---

Oh pray say not so my old man,
my old Man I will call him my Lamb:
Oh pray say not so my sweet old man,
my sweetest Man alive:
I know its true ye Slut---

Who told you of it my old man,
my old man I will call him my Lamb;
Who told you of it my sweet old Man,
my sweetest old man alive:
I peepd through the Key-hole ye Wh---

Alas but with who my old man,
my old man, I will call him my Lamb:
Alas but with who my sweet old man,
my sweetest old man alive:
With a nimble Weaver ye Slut---

Hes young and lusty my old Man,
my old man I will call him my Lamb;
Hes young and lusty my sweet old man,
my sweetest old man alive:
Why am not I so too ye Slut---

No youre en sapless, my old man,
my old man I will call him my Lamb;
No youre en sapless my sweet old man,
my sweetest old man alive:
And must I be hornd fort ye Wh--

Yes, I cant help it, my old man,
my old man I will call him my Lamb;
Yes, I cant help it my sweet old man,
my sweetest old man alive:
Then all the Town shall knowt ye Slut---


FINIS.
Printed for P. Brooksby, in West-smithfield.

View Raw XML