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Full many a change of men he had,
maid-servants soon were quitting;
For there to stay and starve their guts,
they thought it was not fitting;
But one more bold than all the rest.
rogue Jack they did him call sir,
He swore with pinch-gut he would not stay,
whatever might befal Sir.

On Monday Jack begun the work,
on Tuesday got no dinner;
And Wednesday -he must hold a fast,
and Thursday he look’d thinner.
On Friday it no better was,
on Saturday not alters,
Quoth Jack I’ll play this Knight a trick,
though for it I get halter’d.

He went to Moses Levy, who
had picklock keys in store, Sir;
Who soon provided Jack with one,
to ope the cellar door Sir,
Also the cupboard ’twould unlock,
then might he get his fill sir;
So to get himself in flesh again
his grinders ne’er stood still, Sir.

Great devastation he did make,
his teeth were never quiet;
The small beer it escaped his rage,
because the strong stood by it;
The Knight began to storm and swear,
to find his cupboard plunder’d,
But how the devil it was done,
this Chelsea Knight much wonder'd.