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W:Ye lads and lasses spruce and gay, attend unto my song,
W:I hope you will not think it short, nor yet so very long;
W:It's of the rigs and fancy prigs you'll meet with I declare
W:If you'll but sport an hour or two at Nottingham Goose Fair.
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W:Then haste away, make no delay, to Nottingham repair,
W:And if you're fond of fun and glee you'll find it at the fair.
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W:Let people talk of time so hard, of starving and the like,
W:They'll find if to the fair they'll come they are mistaken quite;
W:Here they may cram with beef and ham till their belly's like a drum,
W:And swig such ale that ne'er can fail to send them rolling home.
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W:Then see what mountains of fine cheese are piled upon the ground,
W:And geese with cackling music so sweetly sing all round;
W:And sucking pigs and turkeys invite the hungry elf,
W:Crying, “Come and buy, and then pray try if you can't please yourself.”
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W:When evening draws the curtain and bids the day goodbye,
W:Why then unto the alehouses the lads and lasses fly;
W:And there you'll find unto your mind what ne'er was known to fail:
W:The joy inspiring tankard, boys, or far-famed Nottingham Ale.
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W:But still one caution let me give, you'll like me none the worse,
W:There's friendship in't if I just hint, keep an eye upon your purse;
W:For there are blades of memory short, full plenty in the town,
W:May pop their fingers in your fob and think it was their own.
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W:So to conclude if come you will, our fair's rare sport to see;
W:Enjoy your joke, laugh, drink and smoke, but keep good company;
W:In moderation pleasure take, you're welcome to your share,
W:You'll not regret you came, my boys, to Nottingham Goose Fair.
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