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Title
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Spendthrift
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Singer
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Gardner, Richard
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Song Lyrics
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Verse 1
Once I was big and little I grew,
Once fat, now ready to starve o;
They buried me alive in a cluster of stones,
And they said, ''Twas all I deserved O'.
Verse 2
Here's now and then one that will tell the truth,
Being a wild and extravagant youth;
Many hundreds I spent on Rachel and Ruth,
And now they have got me in limbo.
Verse 3
Fine fox hunting hounds and rambling nags,
I hunted about till I'd emptied my bags;
My fine fronted shirts all are torn to rags,
And now they have got me in limbo.
Verse 4
Once I did hunt, till I thought I could fly,
I'd strut like a crow in the gutter;
The people did say, as they saw me pass by -
'There goes Mr Flob in the gutter.'
Verse 5
I had an old uncle lived down in the West,
He heard of my sad disaster;
His poor heart it was ready to break,
And his sorrows came thicker and faster.
Verse 6
As soon as I saw him, I well knew his face,
And stood gazing on him like one in amaze;
He looked me all over and pitied my case,
And I hoped for to get out of limbo.
Verse 7
Then he gave me a purse of five hundred pounds,
And the most of it ran into guineas;
As soon as this glorious money I'd got,
I went to see Peggy and Jenny.
Verse 8
I in my rags - not knowing my gold -
How they did box me for being so bold;
You would have laughed to see how they did scold,
To think I was got out of limbo.
Verse 9
As soon as they saw I had so much gold,
They to my pockets were picking;
And I to reward them for being so bold,
Straightway fell to cuffing and kicking.
Verse 10
I, to reward them for being so bold,
To pick my pockets and rob me of my gold;
Banged both of their bodies for the good of their soul,
And teach them to leave me in limbo.
