School: Milford (roll number 10586)

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1. Mummers' Rhymes (continued)

   

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   Ten pounds for the doctor,
   Twenty pound for the doctor,
   Before the poor man dies,

   
   (4th)

   Here come I wee Doctor Brown,
   The best wee doctor in the town.
   What is your cure doctor ?
   Hen's pens, turkey's treacle,
   Midge's beef, Bumbee's bacon,
   The brains of a louse,
   And the livers of a mouse,
   A bottle of Hokey Pokey
   And if this does not cure him,
   The devil will not cure him,
   Rise up old man and fight again.

   
   (5th)

   Here comes I wee Jack Straw,
   The best wee man you ever saw,
   Kissed the devil's only wife,
   Through a riddle, through a reel,
   And through an old spinning wheel,
   Through a sheep's shank bone,
   And through a bag of pepper,
   If you don't believe me,
   I'll call in wee Devil Doubt,

   
   (6th)

   Here comes I wee Devil Doubt,
   The best wee Devil ever let out,
   If you don't believe me,
   I'll call in the wren.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
   2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Iris Diver

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Millford, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   James Diver

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   45

   Address

   Millford, Co. Donegal