Poor man's counsel, or, The married man's guide (1790)
“ For to give himself content, And to cure his wife of the mum, mum, mum: O! 'tis the easiest part, That belongs unto my art, For to make a woman speak that is dumb, dumb, dumb. To the doctor he her brings, And he cuts her chatt'ring strings, And at liberty he sets her tongue, tongue, tongue, Her tongue began to walk, And she began to talk, As tho' she had never been dumb, dumb, dumb. ”
Poor man's counsel, or, The married man's guide (1790)
“ Let no man entice thee thy money to waste, Be careful to spend, and lay up what thou hast, Whoever shall ask thee he is not thy friend, To go to the ale-house thy money to spend; Avoid such bad courses which bring thee to want, And thou shalt have plenty when others have scant. Lewd houses and gaming be sure that you shun, There's many frequents them and so are undone, By such bad companions if a man is misled, May quickly be brought to a morsel of bread, A cup of good liquor at home with your wife, It will cheer up your heart and prevent further strife. ”
Poor man's counsel, or, The married man's guide (1790)
“ And her tongue can never hold, I’d give any kind of thing she was dumb, dumb, dumb. When I did undertake To make thy wife to speak, It was a thing easily done, done, done, But it’s past the art of man, Let him do what e’er he can, For to make a scolding wife hold her tongue, tongue, tongue. ”
