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The songs of Joseph Mather

Mather, Joseph (1737-1804)

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 I. 
Song I. THE FILE HEWER'S LAMENTATION.
 II. 
Song II. THE AUTHOR'S PETITION TO FORTUNE.
 III. 
Song III. MR. BATTY'S MULE.
 IV. 
Song IV. BAD LUCK TO THE CROW AND THE OWL.
 V. 
Song V. SPENCE BROUGHTON'S LAMENT.
 VI. 
Song VI. BUGGY EYRE.
 VII. 
Song VII. NELL AND JOS.
 VIII. 
Song VIII. TIMBER-LEGG'D HARRY.
 IX. 
Song IX. SHEFFIELD RACES. No. 1.
 X. 
Song X. SHEFFIELD RACES. No. 2.
 XI. 
Song XI. JEZEBEL'S DAUGHTER.
 XII. 
Song XII. JEZEBEL'S DAUGHTER.
 XIII. 
Song XIII. JOHN OLDHAM'S DISASTER.
 XIV. 
Song XIV. BEN EYRE.
 XV. 
Song XV. FRANK FEARNE.
 XVI. 
Song XVI. LOXLEY EDGE.
 XVII. 
Song XVII. STEVENS & LASTLEY'S EXECUTION.
 XVIII. 
Song XVIII. THE DERBYSHIRE FARMER.
 XIX. 
Song XIX. THE CASTIGATION.
 XX. 
Song XX. FISH AND TOMMY TICKTACK.
 XXI. 
Song XXI. DR. KELLY.
 XXII. 
Song XXII. THE HEN-PECKED HUSBAND.
 XXIII. 
Song XXIII. THE CROOKES ROGUE.
 XXIV. 
Song XXIV. NELL AND THE JOURNEYMAN HATTER.
 XXV. 
Song XXV. HALLAMSHIRE HAMAN.
 XXVI. 
Song XXVI. SANCHO.
 XXVII. 
Song XXVII. BRITONS, AWAKE.
 XXVIII. 
Song XXVIII. TRUE REFORMERS.
 XXIX. 
Song XXIX. NORFOLK-STREET RIOTS.
 XXX. 
Song XXX. THE BRAWN.
 XXXI. 
Song XXXI. ELEGY ON R. CLAY, ESQ.
 XXXII. 
Song XXXII. THE BLACK RESURRECTION.
 XXXIII. 
SONG XXXIII. RADDLE-NECK'D TUPS.
 XXXIV. 
SONG XXXIV. NOTHING LIKE LEATHER.
 XXXV. 
SONG XXXV. THE COCK-TAIL LADY.
 XXXVI. 
SONG XXXVI. SHOUT 'EM DOWN'S BARM.
 XXXVII. 
SONG XXXVII. THE BLIND FIDDLERS.
 XXXVIII. 
SONG XXXVIII. GOD SAVE GREAT THOMAS PAINE.
 XXXIX. 
SONG XXXIX. THE GUINEA CLUB FEAST.
 XL. 
SONG XL. THE NETHER GREEN LAD.
 XLI. 
SONG XLI. THE JUSTASS.
 XLII. 
SONG XLII. THE OWL'S COMMISSION.
 XLIII. 
SONG XLIII. HE'S OUT OF COMMISSION, BOYS.
 XLIV. 
SONG XLIV. WATKINSON AND HIS THIRTEENS.
 XLV. 
SONG XLV. BANG BEGGAR.
 XLVI. 
SONG XLVI. WATKINSON'S REPENTANCE.
 XLVII. 
SONG XLVII. TAPE ALLEN.
 XLVIII. 
SONG XLVIII. THE THANKSGIVING.
 XLIX. 
SONG XLIX. REPENTANCE.
 L. 
SONG L. THE ROYAL GEORGE
 LI. 
SONG LI. THE VALENTINE.
 LII. 
SONG LII. THE COCK-TAIL FEAST.
 LIII. 
SONG LIII. ROUNDLEGS.
 LIV. 
SONG LIV. THE FACE CARD.
 LV. 
SONG LV. THE RIMSEY OLD MAN.

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Song IX. SHEFFIELD RACES. No. 1.

Misers may stay with their treasure,
Who eagerly mammon embraces;
This is the season of pleasure,
Come lasses and lads to the races.
Johny to treat his fair
Has just drawn part of his wages;
Harry and Ruth, this year,
Are come to renew their ages.

CHORUS.

John, with his old gray mare,
As hard as he could pelt her,
Yesterday came to the fair,
To see them helter-skelter.
Dolly, that crooked old woman,
Who was sister to full-breasted Mary,
Swore she would go to the common,
Conducted by splay-footed Harry,
There to meet sharp-shinned Dick,
And squint-ey'd Poll, with her garters;
Bandy legg'd Ralph and Mick,
Bare four feet five and three-quarters.

CHORUS.

Roger came driving Kate,
A pace enough to melt her,
Fearing they should be too late
To see them helter-skelter.
See, now they go off with a clatter,
The horse that can win it shall wear it,
Jockeys well versed in the matter
Exert their whole power to clear it;
With shouts that rend the sky
And put to a consternation
Numbers of birds that fly
And part of the brute creation.
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