INTRODUCTION.
Old Fool begins.
Fool.I open the door, I enter in
To see a merry act begin:
Whether I stand, or whether I fall,
I'll do my duty to please you all.
(An alternative to the above lines is:
In comes I who's never been yit,
With my big head and little wit:
Although my wit it is so small,
I've got enough to please you all.)
Stir up the fire and give us light,
For in this house there will be a fight.
(Or, And let us act our noble fight.)
Room, room, brave gallants, give us room to sport,
For in this room we wish for to resort;
To resort and to repeat to you our merry rhyme,
For remember, good sirs, this is Christmas time.
Time to cut up goose-pie now doth appear,
So we have come to act our merry Christmas here.
At the sound of the trumpet, and the beat of the drum,
Make room, brave gentlemen, and let our merry actors come.
(All together.)
We are the merry actors that travel the street,
We are the merry actors that fight for our meat,
We are the merry actors that show pleasant play.
Step in, St. George, thou champion bold, and clear the way.
(Enter St. George.)
