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When hur saw the people work and toil,
hut shentleman was born.
What was hur? think hur horse or mule,
Hur work! no, think it scorn.
By this time it was break of day,
and he a barn espy'd,
He to this barn did take his way,
his nakedness to hide:
He had not been there half an hour,
hur hardly sat him down.
But gypsies came in number four.
who came from Guildford town:
They took poor Taffy sure for spite,
and stood upon their guard,
They were prepared him to fight,
which when he saw and heard,
Hur cried out hur was a man,
tho' by misfortunes crest;
That hur did swear by good St. Nun,
hur wits was almost lost
Hur told hur all hur travels great,
and hur misfortunes many;
How oft hur had been kick'd and beat,
no comfort had from any;
And all because hur would not work,
but lead an idle life:
And up and down the country lurk,
and the cause of hur strife.
Kind friend, quoth they you shall be one
of our fraternity:
hut shentleman was born.
What was hur? think hur horse or mule,
Hur work! no, think it scorn.
By this time it was break of day,
and he a barn espy'd,
He to this barn did take his way,
his nakedness to hide:
He had not been there half an hour,
hur hardly sat him down.
But gypsies came in number four.
who came from Guildford town:
They took poor Taffy sure for spite,
and stood upon their guard,
They were prepared him to fight,
which when he saw and heard,
Hur cried out hur was a man,
tho' by misfortunes crest;
That hur did swear by good St. Nun,
hur wits was almost lost
Hur told hur all hur travels great,
and hur misfortunes many;
How oft hur had been kick'd and beat,
no comfort had from any;
And all because hur would not work,
but lead an idle life:
And up and down the country lurk,
and the cause of hur strife.
Kind friend, quoth they you shall be one
of our fraternity:
