THE MAUNDER'S INITIATION [Notes] [1622]
[From The Beggars Bush by JOHN FLETCHER; also in The New Canting Dict:—"Sung on the electing of a new dimber damber, or king of the gypsies">[.
I
Cast your nabs and cares away,
This is maunder's holiday: [1]
In the world look out and see,
Where so blest a king as he
(Pointing to the newly-elected Prince.)
II
At the crowning of our king,
Thus we ever dance and sing:
Where's the nation lives so free,
And so merrily as we?
III
Be it peace, or be it war,
Here at liberty we are:
Hang all harmanbecks we cry, [2]
We the cuffins quere defy. [3]
IV
We enjoy our ease and rest,
To the fields we are not pressed:
And when taxes are increased,
We are not a penny 'sessed.