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Posted By: GUEST,Bruce O.
16-Jul-00 - 06:54 PM
Thread Name: How to march to World Turned Upside Down
Subject: Lyr Add: THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
"When the king enjoys his own again" is a song by Martin Parker, c 1643. An ABC of the tune is B511 on my website. For the song, (in Bishop Percy's Folio MS and broadside ballad expansions of it) see ZN2787 in the broadside ballad index on my website (www.erols.com/olsonw). There are some other titles for the song (and the tune is called "The Restoration of King Charles" in Vol. III of 'The Dancing Master'), but "When the king receives.." is a new one on me.

Here's one song of the period, one of several 'World Turned Upside Down' ones.

A Song.

The world is now turn'd upside-down.
'Tis thought K. Charles will keep his Crown,
The Roundheads now shall all be put down,
    And alas poor Parliment now, now, now.

Prince Rupert made fair words work 'tother day,
He kild all the Troopers that durst to stay,
The rest he kild, their Horses running away;
    And alas poor Parliment now, now, now.

And Essex his hornes hung so in his light,
Alas poor Cuckold, he could not see to fight,
And both Houses they were all ready to ---- [shite
    And alas poor Parliment now, now, now.

Then send for W----- and give him good pay,
He'le hoise up his Sayles and carry you away,
In hopes you'le stand his Friend another day:
    And alas poor Parliment now, now, now.

This would appear to be earlier than "The World Turn'd upside Down" of April, 1646 (that to the tune of "When the King enjoys his own again"), commencing "Listen to me and you shall hear" ( reprinted by H. E. Rollins in 'Cavalier and Puritan', #15, ZN3429).