School: Faythe (roll number 11361)

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    After him comes the grandsignior.
    And the brave old doctor next.
    And five others of our set.
    Captain: here I am, the captain bold.
    I fear no rebels throng.
    With jewels and bands and revels grand.
    The Faythe we do belong.
    Captain and doctor walk up and down the floor while the grandsignior is kneeling on one knee badly wounded. Captain cannot get on without him. He offers a reward to doctor if he can him, but he will not accept the fee then captain offers him ten thousand pounds if he cures the grandsignior.
    Captain: what can you cure doctor?
    Doctor: I can cure what I think fit.
    The deaf, the dumb, I can outwit.
    I can cure a jealous wife.
    And make her lead a virtuous life.
    I can cure measles, the gout.
    And if the devil was in him,
    I would run him out.
    My granny's brains I once pulled out.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. folk drama (~8)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen T. Clancy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford