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11I cannot eat but little meat,Back and side go bare, go bare,
22 My stomach is not good;Both foot and hand go cold;
33But sure I think that I can drinkBut, belly, God send thee good ale enough,
44 With him that wears a hood.Whether it be new or old.
55Though I go bare, take ye no care,- Jolly good ale and old.
66 I am nothing acold;
77I stuff my skin so full withinI cannot eat but little meat,
88 Of jolly good ale and old.My stomach is not good;
99But sure I think that I can drink
1010<I>Refrain</I>:With him that wears a hood.
1111 So back and side go bare, go bare,
1212 Both foot and hand go cold;Though I go bare, take ye no care,
1313 But belly, God send thee good ale enough,I am nothing acold;
1414 Whether it be new or old.I stuff my skin so full within
1515Of jolly good ale and old.
1616I love no roast but a nut-brown toast,
1717 And a crab laid in the fire;I love no roast but a nutbrown toast,
1818A little bread shall do me stead,And a crab laid in the fire,
1919 Much bread I not desire.A little bread shall do me stead,
2020No frost nor snow, no wind, I trow,Much bread I no desire.
2121 Can hurt me if I wold,
2222I sam so wrapt and throughly lapp'dNo frost nor snow, no wind I trow,
2323 Of jolly good ale and cold.Can hurt me if I would,
2424I am so wrapt, and throughly lapt
2525(<I>Refrain</I>)Of jolly good ale and old.
2626
2727And Tib my wife, that as her lifeBack and side ...etc.
2828 Loveth well good ale to seek,
2929Full oft drinks she, till ye may seeAnd Tib my wife, that as her life
3030 The tears run down her cheek.Loveth well good ale to seek,
3131Then doth she troll to me the bowl,Full oft drinks she, till ye may see
3232 Even as a maltworm shold;The tears run down her cheek.
3333And saith, "Sweetheart, I took my part
3434 Of this jolly good ale and old."Then doth she trowl to me the bowl,
3535Ev'n as a maltworm should;
3636(<I>Refrain</I>)And saith 'sweetheart, I've take my part
3737Of this jolly good ale and old.'
3838Now let them drink till they nod and wink,
3939 Even as good fellows should do;Now let them drink, till they nod and wink,
4040They shall not miss to have the blissEven as good fellows should do;
4141 Good ale doth bring men to.They shall not miss to have the bliss
4242And all poor souls that have scourèd bowls,Good ale doth bring men to.
4343 Or have them lustily troll'd,
4444God save the lives of them and their wives,And all poor souls that have scoured black bowls,
4545 Whether they be young or old.Or have them lustily trowled,
4646God, save the lives of them and their wives
4747(<I>Refrain</I>)Whether they be young or old.
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49Back and side ...etc.

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