Lyrics
| Original spelling as in MS 31922 (Early Modern English) | Modern English (based on MS 31922) | |
| Paſtyme wt good 9panye | Pastime with good company | |
| I loue & ſhall vntyll I dye | I love and shall until I die | |
| gruche who luſt but none denye | grudge who lust but none deny | |
| ſo god be pleſyd þus leve wyll I | so God be pleased thus live will I | |
| for my paſtāce | for my pastance | |
| hūt ſyng & dance | hunt sing and dance | |
| my hart is ſett | my heart is set | |
| all goodly ſport | all goodly sport | |
| for my cōfort | for my comfort | |
| who ſhall me let | who shall me let | |
| youthe muſt haue ſū daliance | youth must have some dalliance | |
| off good or yll ſū paſtance. | of good or ill some pastance | |
| Company me thynkſ then beſt | Company me thinks then best | |
| all thoughtſ & fanſys to deieſt. | all thoughts and fancies to digest. | |
| ffor Idillnes | for Idleness | |
| is cheff maſtres | is chief mistress | |
| of vices all | of vices all | |
| then who can ſay. | then who can say. | |
| but myrth and play | but mirth and play | |
| is beſt of all. | is best of all. | |
| Company wt honeſte | Company with honesty | |
| is vertu vices to ffle. | is virtue vices to flee. | |
| Company is good & ill | Company is good and ill | |
| but eûy man hath hys fre wyll. | but every man has his free will. | |
| the beſt enſew | the best ensue | |
| the worſt eſthew | the worst eschew | |
| my mynde ſhalbe. | my mind shall be. | |
| vertu to vſe | virtue to use | |
| vice to refuce | vice to refuse | |
| thus ſhall I vſe me. | thus shall I use me. |
The '9' in the first line in the original actually is a c with a curved line, which is one of the scribal abbreviations for com (another one is 'cō', like in the 9th line).
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