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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 XIV. BEN EYRE.

On Sunday morning last,
We played a trick not fair,
We stole near twenty walking sticks,
Belonging to Ben Eyre.
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Blencorn and him did thwart,
While we took thick and small,
Then one by one we took them down,
'Till we had got them all.
To Gosports then we went,
Where we got ready sale;
To such like drunkards as ourselves,
We sold them by retail.
When Ben awoke from sleep,
Thinking to view his store,
From off the balk he miss'd his sticks,
Lord how he curs'd and swore!
Then he began to think
Who had been in his room,
Two blackguard dogs Blencorn and Ben,
Sure death shall be their doom.
How vex'd was I to think,
My trouble thrown away;
I went to Wharncliffe for those sticks,
Upon last New-Year's day.
But since my passion's cool'd,
I'm will'd to set them free,
I freely do forgive the world,
And hope the world will me.
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