EBBA 37703
British Library - Collection of 225 Ballads
| The bad Husbands Reformation, / OR, / The Ale-Wives daily Deceit. / If thou in Folly thus proceed, / what e're you Earn to spend; / When thou art in the greatest need, / one Groat they will not lend. | |
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| Date Published | 1672-1696 ? |
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| Imprint | Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Golden-Ball in Pye=Corner, / near West-Smithfield. |
| License | This may be Printed, R.P. |
| Collection | British Library - Collection of 225 Ballads |
| Location | British Library |
| Shelfmark | C.22.f.6.(83.) |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | The bad Husbands Reformation, / OR, / The Ale-Wives daily Deceit. / If thou in Folly thus proceed, / what e're you Earn to spend; / When thou art in the greatest need, / one Groat they will not lend. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, My Life and my Death; Or, The poor mans Counsellour. |
| First Lines | I Was a bad Husband, that had a good Trade, / But I of the same such ill profit have made, |
| Refrain | This caused much sorrow and grief to my Wife, / But now I'm resolved to lead a new Life. [with variation] |
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