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A New Ballad. The Words made to the Tune of a pretty Country Dance, call'd the Hobby-horse.

Olly Roger Twangdillo of Plouden Hill,
 * In his Chest had two thousand good Pounds,

Fat Oxen and Sheep, and a Barn well fill'd,
 * And a hundred good Acres of Ground;

Which made ev'ry Maiden with Maiden-heads laden,
 * And Widows, tho' just set free,

To wrangle and fret, and pump up their Wit,
 * To train to the Net, Twangdillow [sic], Twangdillo,

Twangdillo, Twangdillo, young lusty Twangdillo, Twangdee.