from Volkslieder (Folksongs) and sometimes misattributed to Ulpian Fulwell (1545?6 - 1584?6)

Tom Collier of Croydon
Language: English 
Tom Collier of Croydon hath sold his coals,
  And made his market to-day;
And now he danceth with the Devil,
  For like will to like alway.

Wherefore let us rejoice and sing,
  Let us be merry and glad;
Sith that the Collier and the Devil
  This match and dance hath made.

Now of this dance we make an end
  With mirth and eke with joy:
The Collier and the Devil will be
  Much like to like alway.

Quoted in Fullwell's play Like Will to Like

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