Tis a pitiful thing that now a days sirs
- DMI number:
- 13755
- First Line:
- Tis a pitiful thing that now a days sirs
- Last Line:
- The Jack deserves to be called Sir John | And may they never want for belly nor back | That kept up the trade of the bonny Black Jack
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Song with refrain and Couplet
- Themes:
- Food and drink[Drink]
- Author:
- William Maginn
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- LION: variant text from, 'Miscellaneous writings' (1855-1857)
- Title:
- The Triumphs of Bacchus: or, The delights of the bottle. [ESTC T135678]
- Page No(s):
- pp.101-105
- Poem Title:
- Song LXXIX.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The triumphs of Bacchus: or, the delights of the bottle. [ESTC T200712]
- Page No(s):
- pp.101-105
- Poem Title:
- Song LXXIX.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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