EBBA 36206
Manchester Central Library - Blackletter Ballads
| The Souldiers delight in the North / OR, / A New North-countrey Jigge betwixt a Man and his Wife, / Who were in a kinde of conjugall strife: / She finding his fancie to grow dull and moody, / Thus still cals upon him, Come cudle me Codie. | ||
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| Date Published | 1640 | |
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| Collection | Manchester Central Library - Blackletter Ballads | |
| Page | 2.32 | |
| Location | Manchester Central Library | |
| Shelfmark | BR f 821.04 B49 | |
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| Part 1 | Part 2 | |
| Title | The Souldiers delight in the North / OR, / A New North-countrey Jigge betwixt a Man and his Wife, / Who were in a kinde of conjugall strife: / She finding his fancie to grow dull and moody, / Thus still cals upon him, Come cudle me Codie. | The second Part |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of the Northerne Diddle, or Raged and torne, &[?] | to the same Tune. |
| First Lines | CVdie and P[e]ggie together / did meet in an evening late, | THe Mickle Deuil's in the woman, / what would'st thou haue me to do, |
| Refrain | Canst thou not cudle me Cudie / And canst thou not cudle me now? / I pray thee come cudle me Cudie, / as thou hadst wont to doe. [with variation] | [Then hold thee] contented Peggie / [and take what I] am able; / [I'le neuer forsake m]y Meggie / [while I haue a Na]g in my Stable. | Then hold thee c[o]ntented Peggie, / and take what I am able; / I'le neuer forsake my Meggie / while I haue a Nag in my Stable. | [The]n canst thou not cudle me Cudie, / [And] canst thou not cudle me now, / [I pra]y thee come cudle me Cudie / [as th]ou wert wont to doe. |
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