There's another copy of THINGS I DON'T LIKE TO SEE in Songs for All Seasons by Joseph Edwards Carpenter (London: George Routledge and Sons, 1867), page 116. The words are nearly the same as those in Ashton's book quoted above, but there are some significant differences in the last verse. I like these words better; they make more sense and they scan better:

6. I don't like to see women dress fal de ral,
Nor a boy about twelve sticking up to a gal;
I don't like to see folks smoke pipes at a play.
Nor a swell in white ducks on a pouring wet day;
But I do like to see all your gay, smiling faces,
And I hope ev'ry night you will here take your places,
For I don't like to see empty seats I declare.
And I do think you all will agree with me there.