EBBA 31678
University of Glasgow Library - Euing
| A Caveat for Young-men, / OR, / The Bad Husband turned Thrifty. / This Caveat may serve both Old and Young, / For to remember that Old Age will come, / If you these Verses do but mind and read, / I hope hereafter you will take better heed, / This song it was set forth and pend, / On purpose that bad Husbands should amend, / Therefore bad Husbands mend your lives, / And be more kinder to your Wives. | ||
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| Date Published | 1654-1663 ? | |
| Author | John Wade | |
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| Imprint | London, Printed for John Andrews at the / White-Lyon neer Py-corner. | |
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| Collection | University of Glasgow Library - Euing | |
| Location | University of Glasgow Library | |
| Shelfmark | Euing Ballads 27 | |
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| Part 1 | Part 2 | |
| Title | A Caveat for Young-men, / OR, / The Bad Husband turned Thrifty. / This Caveat may serve both Old and Young, / For to remember that Old Age will come, / If you these Verses do but mind and read, / I hope hereafter you will take better heed, / This song it was set forth and pend, / On purpose that bad Husbands should amend, / Therefore bad Husbands mend your lives, / And be more kinder to your Wives. | The second part |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, High Ho my Hony. | to the same Tune |
| First Lines | ALL you young Ranting Blades / that spends your time in vain, | THus day and night I ranted, / and no company did refuse, |
| Refrain | I have been a bad Husband long, / and have spent store of silver and gold, / Yet now Ile save something whilst I am young, / to keep me when I am old. | I have been a bad Husband long, / and have spent store of silver and gold, / Yet now Ile save something whilst I am young, / to keep me when I am old. |
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