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BURTONS VISIT TO THE FAIR, 
 
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 London J . L. Marks. 
 
Gaffer Gurton and wife 
 
 Lived a Cat and Dog life, 
 Always wrangling, from morning till night, 
 
 Whatever he'd say, she'd 
 
 Have her own way, 
 And whatever he did, was not right. 
 
 Gaffer thought far the best 
 
 To set the matter at rest, 
 To laugh at the scoffs, and the frowns, 
 
 Take his pipe and his glass 
 
 And round the joke pass, 
 In spite, of the ups and the downs. 
 
 'Twas one Holiday time 
 
 The weather being fine, 
 For once this couple agreed o'er a glass, 
 
 She says gaffer list pray 
 
 Unto what I do say, 
 And I mean, shall likewise come to pass. 
 
 We married have been 
 
 Two score years and ten, 
 Yet a small share, of pleasure, have seen, 
 
 To morrow my dear 
 
 We'll visit the fair, 
 That's, held upon Blackberry green. 
 
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 The Agreement. 
 
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Just as the cock crows 
 
 Dame and gaffer arose. 
 And dress'd in stiff starched bib and tucker, 
 
 Hat, Bonnet and gown 
 
 Were strewed all around, 
 Sure no couple were in greater pucker. 
 
 In an old fashioned bonnet 
 
 A great bow stuck on it. 
 And gaffer in his cocked hat and jazey, 
 
 They went off at a pace 
 
 That would ne'er win a race, 
 Those queer figures I'm sure would amaze ye. 
 
 Away then they trudged 
 
 For a mile and a half, 
 Hands and arms sticking out like two dummys^ 
 
 Some boys shouted out 
 
 With a grin and a laugh, 
 Here's the ghost's of couple of Mummys. 
 
 The Dogs, set up a bark 
 
 The Hoys in a lark, 
 Thinking their temper to ruffle, 
 
 Cries, sir be so kind 
 
 As to just walk behind, 
 And your Lady help on with her bustle. 
 
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 Going to the Fair. 
 
'Tis too bad said the Dame 
 
 And realv a shame, 
 That folks on their way can't be joging, 
 
 But each saucy boy 
 
 Must thus them annoy, 
 They realy deserve a good flogging. 
 
 At the end of a mile 
 
 They came to a stile, 
 Which put the old pair on their metals, 
 
 Gaffer safe over got 
 
 But the Dame she did not, 
 But headlong pitches into some nettles. 
 
 With some trouble and care 
 They at length reached the fair, 
 
 And what wonderful sights did they see, 
 Lions, Tigers, Jackalls, 
 With fried sausage stalls, 
 
 And the great show of Johnson and Lee, 
 
 The crowd came so strong 
 
 It drove them along, 
 In spite of their efforts and cries, 
 
 From behind came a whack 
 
 Over poor gaffers Hat, 
 And doused it bang over his eyes. 
 
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The Dame cried out shame 
 
 But they served her the same, 
 In less time than I now tell you on it, 
 
 For in spite of her frown 
 
 Thev beat in the crown, 
 And turned inside out her best bonnet. 
 
 But very soon after 
 
 Came another disaster, 
 The mob clap't them on to a barrel of ale, 
 
 They heard it gave way 
 
 And shocking to say, 
 Right up to their middles they fell. 
 
 A wag standing by 
 
 Then made a reply, 
 Your feelings good folks I'll not vex, 
 
 But to me it is clear 
 
 If you do not like Beer, 
 You can both take your share of Doable XX. 
 
 With scarce a dry rag 
 They soon called a cab, 
 
 The Man helped them in with a grin, 
 They soon reached their home 
 With scarce a whole bone, 
 
 And resolved they would ne'er go again. 
 
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 Printed by J L. Marks Long Lane, Smithfield. 
 
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