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First Line: HE THAT WILL NOT MERRY MERRY BE
Last Line: AND PUT ME IN HIS STEAD: / LET HIM BE MERRY
Subject(s): DRINKS & DRINKING;
He that will not merry merry be
With a generous bowl and a toast,
May he in Bridewell be shut up,
And fast bound to a post,
Let him be merry merry there,
And we'll be merry here,
For who can know where we shall go
To be merry another year?

He that will not merry merry be,
And take his glass in course,
May he be obliged to drink small beer
With ne'er a groat in his purse:
Let him, etc ...

He that will not merry merry be
With a company of jolly boys
May he be plagued with a scolding wife
To confound him with her noise.
Let him, etc. ...

He that will not merry merry be
With his mistress in his bed,
Let him be buried in the churchyard
And me put in his stead:
Let him be merry, etc. ...



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