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A02413
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The country-mans new care away To the tune of, Loue will find out the way.
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Guy, Richard, writer of ballads.
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1635
(1635)
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STC 12543.7; ESTC S117717
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The Country-mans new care away To the tune of Loue will find out the way IF there were imployments for men as haue béene And Drummes Pikes and Muskets int h ' field to be séene And euery worthy Souldier had truely their pay Then might they be bolder to sing Care away If there were no Rooking but plaine dealing vsed If honest Religion were no wayes abused If pride in the Country did not beare sway The poore and the Gentry might sing Care away If Farmers consider'd the dearenesse of graine How honest poore Tradesmen their charge should maintaine And would bâ—te the price on 't to sing Care away We should not be nice on 't of what we did pay Af poore Tenants Land-lords would not racke their rents Which oft is the cause of their great discontents If againe good house kéeping int h ' Land did heare sway The poore that sits wéeping might sing Care away If to liue vprightly all men were concurring If Lawyers with Clients would vse no demurring But kindly would vse them for what they did pay They néed not sit musing but sing Care away If Spendthrifts were carefull and would leaue their follies Ebriety hating Cards Dice Bowling-Alleyes Or with wantons to dally by night or by day Their wiues might be merry and sing Care away The second part To the same tune IF Children to Parents would dutifull be If Seruants with Masters would deale faithfully If Gallants poore Tradesmen would honestly pay Then might they haue comfort to sing Care away There is no contentment to a conscience that 's cleare That man is most wretched a bad mind doth beare To wrong his poore Neighbour by night or by day He wants the true comfort to sing Care away But he that is ready by goodnesse to labour In what he is able to helps is poore Neighbour The Lord will euer blesse him by night and by day All ioyes shall possesse him to sing Care away Would wiues with their husbands and husbands with wiue In loue and true friendship would so lead their liues As best might be pleasing to God night and day Then they with hearts easing might sing Care away No crosse can be greater vnto a goodmind Than a man to be matched with a woman vnkind Whose tongue is never quiet but scolds night and day That man wants the comfort to sing Care away A vertuous woman a husband that hath That 's giuen vnto lewdnesse to enuy and wrath Who after wicked women does hunt for his prey That woman wants comfort to sing Care away Were there no resorting to houses of vice Or were there no courting a wench that is nice Yet ere she will refuse it the wanton will play Poore men might be merry and sing Care away Like true subiects loyall to God let vs pray Our good King so Royall to preserue night and day With the Quéen Prince and Nobles the Lord blesse them aye Then may we all haue comfort to sing Care away