A Little Pretty Pocket-book/Pitch and Hussel

by John Newbery

Pitch and Hussel.

Poise your Hand fairly,
And pitch plum your Slat;
Then shake for all Heads,
And turn down the Hat.

Moral.

How fickle's this Game!
So Fortune or Fate
Decrees our Repentance,
When oft 'tis too late.