IV

And when that we come (to; unto) the whitt,

For garnish they do cry; [16]

(Mary, faugh, you son of a whore; We promise our lusty comrogues)

(Ye; They) shall have it by and bye

[Then, every man with his mort in his hand, [17]

Does booze off his can and part,

With a kiss we part, and westward stand,

To the nubbing cheat in a cart]. [18]

V

{But/And} when {that/---} we come to {Tyburn/the nubbing cheat}

For {going upon/running on} the budge,

There stands {Jack Catch/Jack Ketch}, that son of a {whore/bitch}, [19]

That owes us all a grudge.

{And/For} when that he hath {noosed/nubbed} us, [20]

And our friends {tips/tip} him no cole, [21]

{O then he throws us in the cart/He takes his chive and cuts us down}, [22]

And {tumbles/tips} us into {the/a} hole.

[An additional stanza is given in _Bacchus and Venus_ (1737), a

version which moreover contains many verbal variations]. [23]

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