THE FLASHY
LACE MAKERS.

Printed for and sold by J. Pitts No. 14, Great Saint Andrew Street, Seven Dials.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, Bedfordshire, Buc-kenham too,
Are most of them lace-makers we know it is true,
Most of them lace-makers in every town,
None of these fine lasses shall e'er be run down.

As for these lace-makers it is their delight,
To twingle their fingers from mørning till night,
They work with their pillow bobbins and pins,
And when your lace is done girls you may take it in

When trade it is shining they are all alive,
These flashy lace-makers O how they do thrive;
With fine lace on their caps a straw bonnet they'll
wear,
And a bunch of blue ribbons to tie up their hair.

In come the lace buyers among all the rest,
They are all fine tradesmen they are neatly dressed,
They are as fine tradesmen as any in town,
These flashy lace-buyers shall ne'er be run down.

Round goes the lace-buyers in every town,
To see if there's any good lace to be found;
There's plenty of lace so you need not to fear,
Its so much a yard and you'll find it not dear.

There is Bedford and Buckingham Ailsbury too,
There is Leighton-buzzard we know it is true;
It is Leighton-buzzard in Buckinghamshire.
Who are all flashy-lace makers throughout the year

So now to conclude and finish these lines,
These flashy lace-makers they are very kind,
They are very kind I'll make it to appear,
Thro' Bedford Northampton and Buckenhamshire.