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REIGN OF CHARLES II. TO WILLIAM III. 603 |
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I gam'd and drank, and play'd the fool,
And a thousand mad frolicks more ; I rov'd and rang'd, despis'd all rule,
But I never was married before. This was the worst plague could ensue,
I'm mew'd in a smoky house ; I used to tope a bottle or two,
But now 'tis small beer with my spouse! |
My darling freedom crown'd my joys,
And I never was vex'd in my way ; If now I cross her will, her voice
Makes my lodging too hot for my stay. Like a Fox that is hamper'd, in vain
I fret out my heart and soul, Walk to and fro the length of my chain,
Then am forc'd to creep into my hole. |
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MAD MOLL.
There are two versions of this tune in The Dancing Master. The first appeared, under the name of Mad Moll, in Part II. of the edition of 1698 ; the second, under that of The Virgin Queen, in the edition of 1703. Both were retained in all editions issued after these dates.
Dean Swift's song, " Oh! my Kitten, my Kitten!" was written to the second version, which Allan Ramsay (in printing the song in the fourth volume of the Tea Table Miscellany, 1740), calls Yellow Stockings. |
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