'Tis money makes a man: or, The good-fellows folly. Here in this song good fellow that mayst find, how money makes a man, if thou'rt not blind? Therefore return e're that it be too late, and don't on strumpets spend thy whole estate, for when all is gone, no better thou wilt be: but laught to scorn in all thy poverty. To a pleasant new tune: Bonny black Bess: or, Digby. / By J. Wade.

'T is Money makes a Man : OR , The Good-Fellows Folly . Here in this Song Good-Fellow thou mayst find , How Money makes a Man , if thou' rt not blind ? Therefore return e're that it be too late , And don 't on Strumpets spend thy whole estate , For when all is gone , no better thou wilt be : But Laught to scorn in all thy poverty . To a pleasant new Tune : Bonny black Bess : Or , Digby . By J. Wade .

OO what a madness 't is to borrow or lend , Or for strong Liquor thy Money to spend ; For when that is wanting thy courage to cool , Thou most sta●d Cap in hand to every fool : but if thy pock●ts can sing & they will take thy word Oh then thou art company for Knight or yet Lord : Then make much of a Penny as near as you can , For if that be wanting thou' rt counted no man . Then listen a while and i 'le tell you in brief , The most of my sorrow , my care , and my grief ; I had an estate I le make it appear , Besides all my stock , was worth fifty a year : But so soon as I to drinking then fell , My Land I then Morgaged , my Cattle did sell ; No sooner the money I for them had took , But it went to the Ale-house i 'le swear on a book . Thus in a short time my money did waste , And I found my self not a pin better at last ; Whilst other Tradesmen were working full hard , I f●om an Ale-house could not be debar'd : There would I sit tipling day after day , And my Wife she unto me full often would say , Make much of a Penny as near as you can , For if that be wanting thou 'lt be counted no man . But the words that she spoke i 'd regard not a straw But would kick her , & beat her , & kéep her in awe ; My children at home might eat the bare wall , Whilst I in an Ale-house for strong liquor did call : And my Hostis forsooth must needs sit on my knée though my wife she hath twice more beauty then she Yet that would not please my letcherous mind , Because for my Money my Hostis was kind . But in the conclusion here comes all my care , My back it grew thin , and my pockets grew bare ; Then I told my Hostis my pittiful tale , In hopes that my sorrows she would be wail : But she turn'd up her nose , and she looked a squoy , You might have been wiser she straight did reply ; This was all the comfort that I got from she , That always pretended my friend for to be .

THerefore all young-men that loves the Ale-bench Some counsel i 'le give them before they go hence ; If thou sit'st day and night , & drink'st never so fast Yet thou 'lt find thy own home is the best at last ; It is but for your money they wait you upon , And when that is wanting you'r lightly look't on ; If she sees but two-pence you run on the score , She 'l swear by her troth she will trust you no more ●hen have a care young-men , be ruled in time , Lest drink overcome thee , in old days you pine ; For you see Good-fellows how thread-bare they go And what good-husbandry brings a man to ; For some lives most bravely tho means they have small , And some that has hundreds do quickly spend all ; Then make much of a penny as near as you can , For if that be wanting thou' rt counted no man . 'T is money you see makes a Lord , or yet Ea●l , 'T is money you see that sets out a young Girl ; Likewise 't is money makes the Lawyer to prate , & t is money doth make the man love his wife Kate And 't is money bréeds love where never was none , Although she be old , yet money makes her young : A Knight or a Begger , whatever they be If they have but money they 'r welcome to me . Thus money you see , and do well understand , If a poor man can but get it , he buys house and land But it must not be those that works hard all day , And at night in an Ale-house doth throw it away . Nay , that will not serve , but twice as much more , If his word it will pass , he runs on the score ; Then all the week after , though then he don't ●eed He wanteth bread-corn his poor children to feed , Therefore he advised boon Companions all , For you see the worlds so they laugh at a mans fall With speed your old haunts pray begin for to shun , Take warning by others the which are undone : You 'l say a good fellow it is a brave name , But many a man doth pay dear for the same : The which hath all spent , now in Goal he doth lye , And none will relieve him in his poverty . But some men have got such a spark in their throat That I would not be him that should quench't for a groat ; All the fair words his wife can him give , Yet he 'l not be ruled though poor he doth live : Hang money he c●ys , till all ●●'t is gone ; As for house ●nd Land I mean to buy none ; I must see my Hostis to go neat and fine , Although that my family doth starve and pine . And thus have I told you the conditions of some , That all long of strong liquor will never keep home His stock it d●cays , although his wife cries , And in the conclusion a begger he dies : but a good husband's means you see doth increase He maintains his houshold in joy and in peace ; Then make much of a penny as near as you can , For if that be wanting , thou 'lt be counted no man FINIS .