' Here's one two three jolly lads all in one mind
We've come a pace egging and we hope you'll prove kind
An' we hope you'll prove kind with your eggs and strong beer
And we'll come no more nigh you until the next year.'
This cry would have been heard by many people at this time of year as the Easter pace-eggers paraded the streets of Rochdale.
The pace-egging play is a version of a traditional drama or 'mumming' play which is known throughout England in one form or another.
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