Three Drunken Maidens
Revelry and Revelations: The Tale of Drunken Maidens' Liberation
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There were three drunken maidens, lived on the Isle of Wight
Introduction of three intoxicated maidens living on the Isle of Wight.
They drank from Monday morning, didn't stop till Saturday night
Describes the maidens' continuous drinking from Monday to Saturday night.
When Saturday night came round, my boys, the girlies wouldn't go out
On Saturday night, the maidens are reluctant to go out, preferring to stay and drink.
These three drunken maidens kept pushing the jug about
Highlights the maidens' persistent sharing and passing around of a jug.
Then in comes bouncing Sally with a face as red as a bloom
Sally enters, lively and with a flushed face, requesting space to join the group.
"Move up, my jolly sisters, and give your Sally some room
Sally asks her companions to make room for her and pledges to match their drinking.
For I'll be your equal before the night is out"
Sally asserts that she will be their equal in drinking by the end of the night.
So now four drunken maidens they pushed the jug about
Now, there are four drunken maidens sharing and passing the jug.
There was woodcock and pheasant, partridge and hare
Lists various game birds and pies, emphasizing the abundance of food and drink.
And every kind of pie, my boys, no scarcity was there
Describes the variety of pies available, indicating no shortage of food.
They'd forty quarts of beer all told, they fairly drunk it up
Mentions the consumption of a substantial amount of beer by the four maidens.
These four drunken maidens who pushed the jug about
Reiterates the presence of four drunken maidens sharing the jug.
Then in comes the landlord and he's looking for his pay
The landlord arrives, seeking payment for the considerable bill accumulated.
"I've a bill for forty nicker that you lot have got to pay"
Specifies the amount of the bill (forty nicker) that the group needs to settle.
They hadn't got the money and still they wouldn't go out
Despite lacking money, the maidens refuse to leave and continue drinking.
These four drunken maidens kept pushing the jug about
Emphasizes the persistence of the four drunken maidens in sharing the jug.
Now where are your feathered hats, your mantles crisp and fine?
The landlord inquires about the disappearance of the maidens' elegant accessories.
"They've all been swallowed up, my boys, in tankards of good wine"
The maidens attribute the loss of their items to being consumed by wine in tankards.
And where are your maidenheads, you maids so brisk and gay?
The landlord asks about the maidens' virginity, and they humorously claim to have lost it in the pub.
"We left them in the public house, we drank them clean away"
The maidens playfully state that they left their maidenheads in the public house, metaphorically consumed by drinking.
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