THE
Merry Cuckold and Kind Wife.
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OH! I went into the stable, and there for to see,
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And there I saw three horses stand, by one, by
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two and by three,
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O I calld to my loving Wife, and anon, kind Sir,
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quoth she.
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O what do these three horses here, without the leave
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of me?
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Why you old Cuckold, blind Cuckold, cant you very
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well see,
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These are three milking Cows my mother sent to me?
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Hey-day! God-zounds! milking Cows with bridles
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and saddles on. The like was never known.
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Old Wichet a Cuckold went out, and a Cuckold he
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came home.
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O I went into the Kitchen, and there for to see,
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And there I saw three swords hang, by one, by two, and
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by three,
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O I calld to my loving Wife, and anon, kind Sir,
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quoth she,
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O what do these three swords do here, without the
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leave of me?
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Why you old cuckold, blind cuckold, cant you very
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well see,
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They are three roasting spits my mother sent to me?
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Hey-day! God-zounds! roasting spits with scabbards on.
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The like was never known,
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Old Wichet, etc.
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O I went into the Parlour, and there for to see,
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And there I saw three cloaks hang, by one, by two, and
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by three;
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O calld to my loving Wife, and anon, kind Sir, quoth
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she:
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O what do these three cloaks do here, without the leave
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of me?
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Why you old Cuckold, blind Cuckold, cant you very
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well see,
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These are three mantuas my mother sent to me:
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Hey-day! God-zounds! Mantuas with capes on. The
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like was never known.
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Old Witchet, etc.
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I went into the Pantry, and there for to see,
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And there I saw three pair of boots hang, by one, by
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two, and by three:
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O I calld to my loving Wife, and anon, kind Sir,
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quoth she:
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O what do these three pair of boots do here, without the
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leave of me?
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Why you old Cuckold, blind Cuckold, cant you very
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well see,
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These are three pudding bags my mother sent to me?
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Hey-day! God-zounds! pudding bags with spurs on.
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The like was never known.
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Old Wichet a Cuckold went out, and a Cuckold he
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came home.
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I went into my closet, and there for to see,
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And there I saw three pair of breeches lie, by one, by
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one by two, and by three:
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O I calld to my loving wife, and anon, kind sir, quoth she:
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O what do these three pair of breeches here, without the
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leave of me?
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Why you old Cuckold, blind Cuckold, cant you very
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well see,
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These are three petticoats my mother sent to me.
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Hey-day! God-zounds! petticoats with waistbadns no.
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The like was never known--Old Wichet, etc.
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I went into the Dairy, and there for to see,
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And there I saw three Hats hang, by one, by two, and
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by three;
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I calld to my loving wife, and anon kind sir, quoth she;
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Pray what do these three hats do here, without the leave
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of me?
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Why you old Cuckold, blind Cuckold, cant you very
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well see,
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They are three skimming dishes my mother sent to me.
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Hey-day! God-zounds! skimming dishes with hatbands
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on. The like was never known.
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Old Wichet, etc.
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I went into the Chamber, and there for to see,
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And there I saw three Men in bed, lie by one, by two,
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and by three,
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I called to my loving Wife, and anon, kind Sir, quoth
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she.
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O what do these three Men in bed, without the leave
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of me?
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Why you old Cuckold, blind Cuckold, dont you very
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well see,
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These are three milking maids my mother sent to me.
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Hey-day! God-zounds! Milking Maids with beards
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on. The like was never known.
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Old Wichet a Cuckold went out, and a Cuckold he
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came home.
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