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Careful WIFEs Good Counsel;
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The HUSBANDs firm Resolution to reform his Course of Life,
In order to lay up something against a Rainy-Day,
To the Tune of, The Spinning-wheel, etc.
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KIND Husband if you mean to thrive,
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Some other Way you must contrive
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And not consume and waste your Store,
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It will be hard to work for more;
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Therefore be ruld by me, I pray,
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Save something for a Rainy-day.
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I in the Yoke will draw with you,
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And what I can will freely do
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If you the like will do again,
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Our Charge Im sure we may maintain,
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Thus by our Labour, then we may,
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Save something for a Rainy-day.
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Behold! we see the painful Bee,
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Lays up by his Industry,
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A Stock to serve in Winter cold,
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And so should Man gainst he grows Old;
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Therefore, Kind Husband, now, I pray,
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Lay up against a Rainy-day.
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If Man has nothing of his own.
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Alas! he then may make his Moan,
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And yet at length be not so near,
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For Friends like Strangers will appear,
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When as you fall into Decay,
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Remember then the Rainy-day.
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The Ale-wives they go fine and gay,
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Deckd in their Silks and rich Array,
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When as the poor Mans Wife may lack,
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Both Food and Cloathing to her Back:
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Good-man, consider this, I pray,
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Save something for a Rainy-day.
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The Hostess she will flout at thee,
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Or any Man in Misery,
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When as you have no Money to spend,
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Shell shew no Pity, give, nor lend:
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Consider this without Delay,
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Save something for a Rainy-day.
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Your jovial boon Companions too,
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Will likewise take their Leave of you:
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Theyll know you not in Time of Need,
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And wont this make your Heart to bleed
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Therefore take up in Time, I pray,
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Save something for a Rainy-day.
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A Man may waste his youthful Strength,
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And bring himself to Want at length,
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When feeble Age his Limbs shall seize,
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And he hath nought to take his Ease,
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Will find the World as cold as Clay,
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Then think upon the Rainy-day.
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Grey-headed Men are often seen,
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Here in this World both poor and mean,
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Having scarce Meat, or Cloaths to wear
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And this has been for want of Care,
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Oh! think of this, Good-man, I pray,
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Lay up against a Rainy-day.
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Consider we are Man and Wife,
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And ought to lead a careful Life;
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Ill do my best to get and save,
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That we another Day may have.
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Something to help old Age, I say,
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Is what I call a Rainy-day.
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Oh! loving Wife, he then replyd,
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I will endeavour to provide,
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Henceforth for our poor Family,
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Thy Words have so prvaild on me,
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No longer will I run astray,
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But think upon a Rainy-day.
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I needs must own thy Words are true,
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Therefore I will my Life renew,
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And all my feigned Friends Forsake,
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Nay, likewise some other Courses take.
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No longer will I run astray,
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But lay up for a Rainy-day.
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With Care Ill follow my Concerns,
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That Man goes far that neer returns,
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I do resolve to mend my Ways,
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And hope to see brave golden Days:
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And that we both may happy be,
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And live in Love and Unity.
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According to my Promise, Love,
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I swear by all the Powers above,
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I will be loving, kind and true.
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And ever faithful unto you:
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No longer will I run astray,
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But think upon a Rainy-day.
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