The jovial broom man: OR,  

A Kent street soldiers exact relation,  
Of all his Travels in Every Nation,  
His famous acts are all shewnehere,  
As in this story doth appear.   
To the tune of slow men of London.  
 


Room for a Lad that's come from seas,  
hay jolly broom-man,  
That gladly now would take his ease,  
And therefore make me room man.   

To France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Spain,  
hay jolly Broome man,  
I crossed the seas, and backs again,  
And therefore make me room man.   

Yet in these Countries lived I,  
hay jolly Broome man,  
And see many a valiant soldier die,  
And therefore give me room man.   

An hundred gallants there I killed,  
hay jolly Broome man.  
And beside a world of blood I spilt,  
And therefore make me room man.   

In Germany I took a town,  
hay jolly Broome man,  
I threw the walls there up side down,  
And therefore make me room man.   

And when that I the same had done,  
hay jolly Broome man,  
I made the people all to ran,  
And therefore make, &c.   

And when the people all were gone,  
hay, &c.  
I held the town myself alone,  
And therefore, etc,   

When valiant Aiax fought with Hector,  
hay, &c.  
I made them friends with a bowl of Nectar,  
And therefore, &c.    

The Second Part. To the same tune.  
 

When Saturn warred against the Sun,  
hay, &c.  
Then through my help the field he won,  
And therefore, &c.   

With Hercules I tossed the Club,  
hay, &c.  
I roled Diogenes in a Tub,  
And therefore, etc,   

When Tamburlaine overcame the Turk,  
hay, &c.  
I blew up thousands in a work,  
And therefore, &c.   

When, Caesars pomp I overthrew,  
hay, &c.  
Then many a Roman Lord I slew.  
And therefore, &c.   

When the Amorites besieged Rome walls,  
hay, &c.  
I drove them back with fiery balls,  
And therefore, &c.   

And when the Greeks besieged Troy,  
hay, &c.  
I rescued off dame Helen's joy,  
And therefore, &c.   

And when that I had won this fame,  
hay, &c.  
I was honoured of all men for the same,  
And therefore, &c.   

At Tilbury camp with captain Drake,  
hay, &c.  
I made the Spanish fleet to quake,  
And therefore, &c.   

At Holland's leaguer there I fought,  
hay, &c.  
But there the service proved too hot,  
And therefore, etc,   

Then from the leaguer returned I,  
hay, &c.  
Naked, Hungry cold, and dry,  
And therefore, &c.   

But here I have now compassed the Globe,  
hay, &c.  
I am back returned as poor as Job,  
And therefore, &c.   

And now I am safe returned back,  
hay, &c.  
Here● to you in a cup of Canary sack,  
And therefore, &c.   

And now I am safe returned here,  
hay, &c.  
Here's to you in a cup of English Bé●r●,  
And therefore, &c.   

And if my travels you desire to see,  
hay, &c.  
You may buy't for a penny here of me,  
And hereafter make me room man.    
FINIS.  
R.C.   

LONDON, Printed for Richard Harper in Smithfield.