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

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