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The world turn'd up-side down or, Money grown troublesome. Shewing the vanity of young men, who spend their youthfull days in rioting and wantonness, which is undoubtedly the high-way to want and beggary, as you may plainly see in these following lines, wherein the extravagant doth not only lament his mispent time, but also gives advice to others, to prevent those miseries which befell him by his profuse spending till too late he sees his errour. Tune of, Packingtons pound.

Title:The world turn'd up-side down or, Money grown troublesome. Shewing the vanity of young men, who spend their youthfull days in rioting and wantonness, which is undoubtedly the high-way to want and beggary, as you may plainly see in these following lines, wherein the extravagant doth not only lament his mispent time, but also gives advice to others, to prevent those miseries which befell him by his profuse spending till too late he sees his errour. Tune of, Packingtons pound.
Note:[London] : Printed for P[hilip]. Brooksby in West-Smithfield, [1684?]
  
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Subject:Ballads, English -- 17th century
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