In Lancashire and Yorkshire, they go around in groups Pace Egging which involves performing a humorous play, collecting Pace Eggs (Pace derived from the Latin Pacha meaning Easter) in payment or anything else they can persuade the audience to donate such as beer! .
Chorus:
Here's one two three jolly lads all in one mind
We have come a pace egging and we hope you'll prove kind
And we hope you'll prove kind with your eggs and strong beer
And we'll come no more nigh you until the next year
The first that comes in is Lord Nelson, you'll see
With a bunch of blue ribbons to tie round his knee
And a star on his breast like silver does shine
I hope he remembers it's pace egging time
Well the next that comes in it is Lord Collingwood
And he's fought with Lord Nelson till he shed his blood
And he's come from the sea old England to view
He's come a pace egging with the whole of his crew
The next that comes in is our Jolly Jack Tar
He sailed with Lord Nelson all through the last war
He's arrived from the sea, old England to view
And he's come a pace egging with our jovial crew
The next that comes in is old miser Brownbags
For fear of her money she wears her old rags
She's gold and she's silver all laid up in store
And she's come a pace egging in hopes to get more
And the last that comes in is old Tosspot, you'll see
He's a valiant old man and in every degree
He's a valiant old man and he wears a pigtail
And all his delight is a-drinking mulled ale
Come ladies and gentlemen, sit by the fire
Put your hands in your pockets and give us our desire
Put your hands in your pockets and treat us all right
If you give nought, we'll take nought, farewell and goodnight
If you can drink one glass, then we can drink two
Here's a health to Victoria, the same unto you
Mind what you're doing and see that all's right
If you give naught, we'll take naught, farewell and good night
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