The Coaches Ouerthrow. OR, A Ioviall Exaltation of divers Tradesmen, and others, for the suppression of troublesome Hackney Coaches.
To the tune of, Old King Harry.
AS I pass'd by this other day,
where Sacke and Clarret spring;
I heard a mad crew by the way,
that lowd did laugh and sing,
High downe, dery dery downe,
with the hackney Coaches downe;
Tis cry'd aloud
They make such a Crowd,
Men cannot passe the Towne.
The Boyes that brew strong Ale, and care
not how the world doth swing;
So bonny, blith, and Iouiall are,
their liues are drinke and sing,
Hey downe, dery dery downe,
With the hackney Coaches downe,
To make them roome,
They may freely come,
And liquor the thirsty Towne.
The Collier he's a sack of mirth,
and though as black as soote,
Yet still he tunes, and whistles forth,
And this is all the Note.
Heigh downe, dery dery downe,
With the hackney Coaches downe:
They long made fooles
Of poore Carry-coales,
But now must leave the towne.
The Carriers of euery Shire,
are as from cares immune:
So Iouiall is this packe horse Quire,
and this is all their tune.
Hey downe, dery dery downe,
With the hackney Coaches downe,
Farewell, adew,
To the Iumping Crew,
For they must leave the towne.
Although the Carman had a cold,
he strein'd his March-bird voice,
And with the best a part did hold
to sing and to reioyce.
Heigh downe, dery dery downe,
with the hackney Coaches downe:
The Carmens Cars,
And the Merchants Wares
May passe along the towne.
The very Sings did pipe for Ioy,
that Coachmen hence should hye,
And that the Coaches must away
a mellowing up to lye.
Hey downe, dery dery downe,
With the hackney Coach-men downe,
Passe they their scope,
As round as a rope,
Wee'l logge them forth of towne.
Permonters, and the Informes,
that oft offences hatch;
In all our times the Money-wormes,
and they are for the catch.
Heigh downe, dery dery downe,
With the hackney Coaches downe,
For these Restraints,
VVill with Complaints.
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The second part
To the same tune.
THe world no more shall run on whéels,
with Coach-men as't has done;
But they must take them to their héeles,
and try how they can run.
Heigh downe, dery dery downe,
with the Hackney Coaches downe:
Wee thought they'd burst,
Their Pride since first
Swell'd so within the Towne.
The Sedan does (like Atlas) hope
to carry heauen pick-pack:
And likewise since he has such scope
to beare the Towne at's back.
Heigh downe, dery dery downe,
with the Hackney Coach-men downe:
Arise Sedan,
Thou shalt be the Man
To beare vs about the Towne.
I loue Sedans cause they doe plod,
and amble euery where,
Which Prancers are with Leather shod,
and néere disturbe the eare.
Heigh downe, dery dery downe,
with the Hackney Coaches downe:
Their Iumpings make
The Pauement shake,
Their noyse doth mad the Towne.
The Elder Brother shall take place,
the Youngest Brother rise:
The middle Brothers out of grace,
and euery Tradesman cryes.
Heigh downe, dery dery downe,
with the Hackney Coaches downe,
'Twould saue much durt,
Spare dust, and durt,
Were they cleane out of Towne.
The Sick, the Weake, the Lame also,
a Coach for ease might beg:
When they on foot might lightly goe,
that are as Right's my Leg.
Heigh downe
[...] downe▪
with the hackney Coaches downe:
Let's foot it out,
Ere the yeare comes about,
Twill saue vs many a Crowne.
What though we trip ore boots and shoes,
twill ease the prise of Leather:
We shall get twice, what once we loose,
when they doe fall together.
Heigh downe, dery dery downe,
with the hackney Coaches downe;
Though one Trade fall,
Yet in generall,
Tis a good to all the Towne.
Tis an vndoing vnto none
that a Profession vse:
Tts good for all, not hurt to one,
considering the abuse.
Then heigh downe, dery dery downe,
with the hackney Coaches downe:
Tis so Decreed
By a Royall Deed,
To make't a happy Towne.
Coach-makers may use many Trades,
and get enough of meanes:
And Coach-men may turue off their Iades,
and helpe to draine the Fens.
Heigh downe, dery dery downe,
with the hackney Coaches downe:
The Sythe, and Flayle,
Cart, and Plow-tayle
Doe want them out of Towne.
But to conclude, tis true, I heare
they'l soone be out of Fashion,
Tis thought, they very likely are
to haue a long Vacation.
Heigh downe, dery dery downe,
with the hackney Coaches downe:
Their Terme's neere done,
And shall be begun
No more in London Towne.
FINIS.
London Printed for Francis [...]