Love

An Excellent New Play-house Song, Called, Love for Money

by Anonymous (English broadside ballads) c. 1540–1700

From English Broadside Ballads (TCP)

Love

Make your Honours Miss, Tol, Tol, Tol,
Now to me Child, Tol, &c.
Airy and Easy, Tol.
Very well done Miss, Tol.
Raise up your Body, Tol.
Then you in time will rise, Tol.

Hold up your head Miss, Tol.
Wipe your Nose Child, Tol.
When I press on you, Tol.
Fall back easie Miss, Tol.
Keep out your Toes too, Tol.
Then you'll learn presenly, Tol.

Bear your Hips swimmingly, Tol.
Keep your Eyes Languishing, Tol.
Zoons where's your Ears now. Tol.
Leave off your Jerking, Tol.
Keep your Knees open, Tol.
Else you will never do, Tol.

If you will love me Miss, Tol.
You shall Dance rarely Child, Tol.
You are a Fortune Miss, Tol.
And must be Married Child, Tol.
Give me your Money, Tol.
Then I will give you my, Tol,

Look upon me Miss, Tol.
Hold in your Chin Child, Tol.
Keep your Arms streight too, Tol.
Move a long smoothly, Tol.
Cross over here Miss, Tol.
Where are you running now, Tol.

Zoons mind the Musick, Tol.
Give me your hand now, Tol.
Where was your Coopee there, Tol.
Child you mind nothing, Tol.
Come do this o're again, Tol.
You may be perfect at, Tol.

Miss where's your Quartrige, Tol.
There's my good Child Miss, Tol.
Come begin this again, Tol.
Very well done Miss, Tol.
You will Dance finely Child, Tol.
For you become it well Tol.

Keep your head steady Miss, Tol,
Thrust out your Breasts Child, Tol.
Now you're a Dainty Miss, Tol.
Hither to me Child, Tol.
Softly, your Honours Now, Tol.
Walk to your Place Madam, Tol.

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Full title: An Excellent New Play-House SONG, CALLED, Love for Money: OR. The Boarding School. TCP A39021 (1688).

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Anonymous (English broadside ballads). “An Excellent New Play-house Song, Called, Love for Money.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-broadsides/501/.

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Anonymous (English broadside ballads). “An Excellent New Play-house Song, Called, Love for Money.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-broadsides/501/.

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