A Riddle - Revision history

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	==References==		==References==
	* ~~Henry~~ ~~Playford~~ (1719). ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=Eq4QAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71#v=onepage&q&f=false Wit and mirth: or, Pills to purge melancholy] Volume IV''. London, Printed by W. Pearson for J. Tonson. page 71.		* Thomas D'Urfey(?) (1719). ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=Eq4QAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71#v=onepage&q&f=false Wit and mirth: or, Pills to purge melancholy] Volume IV''. London, Printed by W. Pearson for J. Tonson. page 71.
	* ''[[The Mangy Mongol songbook]]'', page 92, [[AS XLIII]].		* ''[[The Mangy Mongol songbook]]'', page 92, [[AS XLIII]].
	*Ed McCurdy, ''When Dalliance was in Flower (and Maidens Lost Their Heads) vol. 2'', [http://www.elektra.com/member/i/1865176/ Elektra Records] (1958).		*Ed McCurdy, ''When Dalliance was in Flower (and Maidens Lost Their Heads) vol. 2'', [http://www.elektra.com/member/i/1865176/ Elektra Records] (1958).

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	* Henry Playford (1719). ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=Eq4QAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71#v=onepage&q&f=false Wit and mirth: or, Pills to purge melancholy] Volume IV''. London, Printed by W. Pearson for J. Tonson. page 71.		* Henry Playford (1719). ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=Eq4QAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71#v=onepage&q&f=false Wit and mirth: or, Pills to purge melancholy] Volume IV''. London, Printed by W. Pearson for J. Tonson. page 71.
	* ''[[The Mangy Mongol songbook]]'', page 92, [[AS XLIII]].		* ''[[The Mangy Mongol songbook]]'', page 92, [[AS XLIII]].
			*Ed McCurdy, ''When Dalliance was in Flower (and Maidens Lost Their Heads) vol. 2'', [http://www.elektra.com/member/i/1865176/ Elektra Records] (1958).

			==External links==
			*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=dm_sp_smpl?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B0047F9M0S Audio clip] of this song, performed by Ed McCurdy.

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			'''A Riddle''' is a song that poses a riddle in the traditional fashion, by providing a description for the listener to guess the topic.
⚫	~~This version sourced from~~ [[The Mangy Mongol songbook]], page 92, [[AS XLIII]].

	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==

	My pretty maid, fain would I know,<br>		My pretty maid, fain would I know,<br>
	What thing it is ~~'twill~~ breed ~~delight~~,<br>		What thing it is will breed Delight,<br>
	That strives to stand, ~~that~~ cannot go,<br>		That strives to stand, yet cannot go,<br>
	That feeds the mouth that cannot bite.		That feeds the mouth that cannot bite.

	CHORUS:<br>		CHORUS:<br>
	With a ~~humble down~~, ~~grumble down~~, ~~humble down,~~ hey<br>		With a humbledum, grumbledum, humbledum hey.<br>
	~~Humble down~~, ~~grumble down~~, ~~humble down,~~ hey.		Humbledum, grumbledum, humbledum hey.

	It is a pretty pricking thing,<br>		It is a pretty pricking thing,<br>
	A pleasing and a standing thing.<br>		A pleasing and a standing thing,<br>
	It was the truncheon Mars did use,<br>		It was the truncheon Mars did use,<br>
	A ~~Bedward~~ bit ~~that~~ maidens choose.		A Bed-ward bit which maidens choose.

⚫	CHORUS

⚫	It is a [[friar]] with a bald head;<br>
⚫	A staff to beat ~~acukold~~ dead.<br>
⚫	It is a gun that shoots point blank,<br>
⚫	It hits betwixed a maiden's ~~flanks~~.

	CHORUS		CHORUS

	It is a shaft of Cupid's cut,<br>		It is a shaft of Cupid's cut,<br>
	'Twill serve to rove, to prick, to butt.<br>		'Twill serve to rove, to prick, to butt;<br>
	'Twas ne'er a maid but by her will,<br>		'Twas ne'er a maid but by her will,<br>
	Will keep it in her quiver still.		Will keep it in her quiver still.

		⚫	CHORUS

		⚫	It is a [[friar]] with a bald head,<br>
		⚫	A staff to beat a cuckold dead.<br>
		⚫	It is a gun that shoots point blank,<br>
		⚫	It hits betwixed a maiden's flank.

	CHORUS		CHORUS
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	It has a head much like a mole's<br>		It has a head much like a mole's<br>
	And yet it loves to creep in holes.<br>		And yet it loves to creep in holes.<br>
	~~THe~~ fairest maid that e'er took life,<br>		The fairest maid that e'er took life,<br>
	For love of this became a wife.		For love of this became a wife.

			==Versions==
			An early source (Playford) adds an extra "grumbledum" before the "hey", although it fits a song's rhythm better without it. Also the ordering of the verses varies depending on the source.

			==References==
			* Henry Playford (1719). ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=Eq4QAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71#v=onepage&q&f=false Wit and mirth: or, Pills to purge melancholy] Volume IV''. London, Printed by W. Pearson for J. Tonson. page 71.
		⚫	* ''[[The Mangy Mongol songbook]]'', page 92, [[AS XLIII]].

	[[Category:Songs]]		[[Category:Songs]]

Cian at 05:09, 20 July 2009

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	This version sourced from The Mangy Mongol songbook, page 92, AS XLIII.		This version sourced from [[The Mangy Mongol songbook]], page 92, [[AS XLIII]].

	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==
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	CHORUS		CHORUS

	It is a friar with a bald head;<br>		It is a [[friar]] with a bald head;<br>
	A staff to beat acukold dead.<br>		A staff to beat acukold dead.<br>
	It is a gun that shoots point blank,<br>		It is a gun that shoots point blank,<br>

Maximillian at 06:43, 12 February 2009

2009-02-12T06:43:23Z

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This version sourced from The Mangy Mongol songbook, page 92, AS XLIII.

==Lyrics==

My pretty maid, fain would I know, 
What thing it is 'twill breed delight, 
That strives to stand, that cannot go, 
That feeds the mouth that cannot bite.

CHORUS: 
With a humble down, grumble down, humble down, hey 
Humble down, grumble down, humble down, hey.

It is a pretty pricking thing, 
A pleasing and a standing thing. 
It was the truncheon Mars did use, 
A Bedward bit that maidens choose.

CHORUS

It is a friar with a bald head; 
A staff to beat acukold dead. 
It is a gun that shoots point blank, 
It hits betwixed a maiden's flanks.

CHORUS

It is a shaft of Cupid's cut, 
'Twill serve to rove, to prick, to butt. 
'Twas ne'er a maid but by her will, 
Will keep it in her quiver still.

CHORUS

It has a head much like a mole's 
And yet it loves to creep in holes. 
THe fairest maid that e'er took life, 
For love of this became a wife.

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Mong]]