...ale enough, Whether it be new or old. I cannot eat but little meat, My stomach is not good, But sure I think, that I can drink, With him that wears a hood. Though I go bare, take ye no care, lam nothing a cold ; I stuff my skin so full within, Of jolly good ale, and old. Chorus. Back and side...

...in 1551. It commences as follows, ' I cannot eat but little meat, My stomach is not good ; But sure I think, that I can drink With him that wears a hood.' The last stanza but one reads ' Now let them drink, till they nod and wink, Even as good fellows should...

...best drinking song in the language. " I cannot eat but little meat, My stomach is not good ; But sure I think that I can drink With him that wears a hood. Though I go bare, take ye no care I nothing am a colde ; I stuffe my skin so full within Of jolly goode ale and olde. CHOBUS — Back and side go bare,...

...Gammer Gurton's Ntedle,' about 1.V&] 1 cannot eat but little meat, My stomach is not good ; Rut sure cure, I nothing am a-cold ; I stuff my skin so full within Of jolly good ale and old. Back and side...

...ale enough, Whether it be new or old, I cannot eat but little meat, My stomach is not good ; But sure I think, that I can drink With him that wears a hood: Though I go bare, take ye no care; I nothing am a-cold : I stuff my skin so full within Of jolly good ale and old. Back and side go bare, &c. I love...

...wonderful deal of meaning. CHAPTER XI. 1 can not eat but little meat, My stomach is not good ; But sure, I think that I can drink With him that wears a hood....I go bare, take ye no care, I nothing am a cold, I stuff my skin so full within Of jolly good ale and old. GAMMER GURTON'S NEEDLE. My masters, are you...

...Oammer Gurton's Needle,1 about 1565.] I cannot eat but little meat, My stomach is not good ; Bat sure I think that I can drink With him that wears a hood. Though I go bare, take ye no care, I nothing am a-cold ; I «tuff my skin so full within Of jolly good ale and old. Back and side go bare, go bare...

...Gammer Ourton'i Nec-Jlc,' about 1563.] I cannot eat but little meat, My stomach is not good ; But sure q q? =xAuA I^nothing am a-cold ; I stuff my skin so full within Of jolly good ale and old. Back and side go bare,...

...but lytle meate, My stomacke is not good, But sure I thinke. that I can drinke With him that wcares a hood. Though I go bare, take ye no care, I nothing am a colde, I stuff my skyn so full within, Of joly good ale and olde. Chorus. Backe and syde go bare, go...

...but lytle meate, My stomacke is not good, But sure I thinke that I can drinke With him that weares a hood. Though I go bare, take ye no care, I nothing am a colde, I stuff my skyn so full within, Of joly good ale and olde. Chorut. Backe and syde go bare, go...