26. Drunk the Other Night

     No. 26          Drunk the other Night

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Drunk the other night as I reeld home to bed, I met a young frow just turn out of her kin,¹
    She suddenly seiz'd me, and swore how she’d please me, if I would go with her & give her some Gin,
Her cheeks, look'd so rosy, her eyes look'd so wanton, he[r] waste [sic] so well shap’d & her bubbies so ripe,
    But the gallows young huzzy while I felt her tuzzy, was down with her gropers to unravel my wipe.²

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I gave her a topper for making so bold, then the scouts all came up being flash to the rig,³
‘Twas the noise of the rattle that made the whore prattle, so I showd him some cole to bother his wig.⁴
The scouts all came round me while I seemd amazed, at last one among them he tipp’d me the wink,
It is one of our party, says he, and he’s hearty, so we all bundle'd in to a flash ken to drink.⁵

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To do them a kindness it was my intention, to have a pull on them without more delay⁶
So without further trouble I tip’d them the double, left the whore & the scouts all the recking to pay.⁷

 

Editor's Notes:

1. Frow = prostitute; kin = house

2. wipe = handkerchief

3. topper = blow; scouts = watchmen; flash to the rig = alert to the trick

4. cole = money; 

5. flash ken = a drinking hole 

6. pull on them = advantage over them

7. tip'd them the double = gave them the slip; recking = bill

 

 

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