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They eat the bacon greedily,
and they found bread and drink:
They praised it exceedingly,
although the same did stink.
Well, now themselves to sleep they lay,
no dangers them affright:
Most commonly they sleep all day,
and do their work at night.
They all concluded at the last,
a rope should him befriend,
That when the danger it was past,
it might be Taffy's end.
This practise wise men will observe,
a subtile villany;
Some care not tho' their country starve,
so they may gain thereby.
Taffy, quoth they, our office mind,
we'll let you down the chimney,
With this same rope and you shall find
'twill be a gallant whimsey.
When thou art down, the bacon bind,
with the same we give you.
And we to you will then be kind,
and with the same relieve you.
When this is done, observe us then,
we straight then up will haul you.
And you do think us honest men,
think not that we will fail you.
They let him down, to work he falls,
the bacon straight doth bind,
and they found bread and drink:
They praised it exceedingly,
although the same did stink.
Well, now themselves to sleep they lay,
no dangers them affright:
Most commonly they sleep all day,
and do their work at night.
They all concluded at the last,
a rope should him befriend,
That when the danger it was past,
it might be Taffy's end.
This practise wise men will observe,
a subtile villany;
Some care not tho' their country starve,
so they may gain thereby.
Taffy, quoth they, our office mind,
we'll let you down the chimney,
With this same rope and you shall find
'twill be a gallant whimsey.
When thou art down, the bacon bind,
with the same we give you.
And we to you will then be kind,
and with the same relieve you.
When this is done, observe us then,
we straight then up will haul you.
And you do think us honest men,
think not that we will fail you.
They let him down, to work he falls,
the bacon straight doth bind,
