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We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.
Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.
We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.
We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.
Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find read more
Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find relief,
Whose joys are chastened by their grief.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.
'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.