Mirth and Metre consisting of Poems, Serious, Humorous, and Satirical; Songs, Sonnets, Ballads & Bagatelles. Written by C. Dibdin, Jun |
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HOBBY HORSES. |
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HOBBY HORSES.
All their point would carry,
By favour or by force,
Every Doll and Harry
Has a Hobby Horse.
To be sure they have.
Spoken.
By favour or by force,
Every Doll and Harry
Has a Hobby Horse.
To be sure they have.
[And set half of them on horseback, they'll ride to the—
Tiddy dol, &c.
Single folks's hobby
Is to laugh and jest;
Crowning spouse's nobby,
Some married ones like best;
To be sure they do.
Is to laugh and jest;
Crowning spouse's nobby,
Some married ones like best;
To be sure they do.
With Tiddy, &c.
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Fighting is the sailor's,
But at home to booze;
Cabbage is the taylor's,
Though he rides his goose;
To be sure he does.
Spoken.
But at home to booze;
Cabbage is the taylor's,
Though he rides his goose;
To be sure he does.
[And drives it with a yard of—]
Tiddy dol, &c.
Some ride till they're addled,
To others then turn hacks;
And they're completely saddled
Who've lawyers on their backs.
To be sure they are.
Spoken.
To others then turn hacks;
And they're completely saddled
Who've lawyers on their backs.
To be sure they are.
[But as lawyers ride their clients, they'll be rid in turn by the
Tiddy dol, &c.
May ev'ry foe of Britain
Ride some hard trotting hack;
A saddle have to sit on
Just like a hedge-hog's back:
To be sure they should.
Spoken.
Ride some hard trotting hack;
A saddle have to sit on
Just like a hedge-hog's back:
To be sure they should.
[How would it tickle their—]
Tiddy, &c.
May justice ne'er ride idle,
But all oppressors cure,
And hang 'em in the bridle
With which they ride the poor.
To be sure justice should.
Spoken.
But all oppressors cure,
And hang 'em in the bridle
With which they ride the poor.
To be sure justice should.
[Then all your Monopolists would be—]
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