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NYJ-N.767.031
12 Mar 1767:21 (1262 Supplement)
(An humble attempt to reconcile the parent and her children,
by G--. Gen. of the Stamp-Act, and peace maker to Great-
Britain and her colonies.) From the Gentleman's Magazine.
THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN; OR, THE OLD WOMAN TAUGHT
WISDOM. A ballad.
1. Goody Bull and her daughter together fell out,
Both squabbled, and wrangled, and made a d-----'d rout,
But the cause of the quarrel remains to be told,
Then lend both your ears, and the tale I'll unfold.
2. The old lady, it seems, took a freak in her head,
That her daughter, grown woman, might earn her own bread:
Self applauding her scheme, she was ready to dance,
But we're often too sanguine in what we advance, etc.
3. For mark the event: Thus by Fortune we're crost,
Nor should people reckon without their good host;
The daughter was sulky, and wou'dn't come too,
And pray what in this case could the Old Woman do?
Derry down,etc.
4. In vain did the matron hold forth in the cause,
That the young one was able; her duty, the laws;
Ingratitude vile, disobedience far worse;
But she might e'en as well have sung psalms to a horse.
. . .[8 more verses, with "Derry down,etc" after
Nos.5,7,9,12]
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