ATipplingBallad

atipplingballad

onthedukeofbrunswick'sbreakinguphiscamp,andthedefeatoftheaustrians,bydumourier,november1792.

whenprincesandprelates,

andhot-headedzealots,

a'europehadsetinalow,alow,

thepoormanliesdown,

norenviesacrown,

andcomfortshimselfashedow,ashedow,

andcomfortshimselfashedow.

theblack-headedeagle,

askeenasabeagle,

hehuntedo'erheightando'erhowe,

inthebraeso'gemappe,

hefellinatrap,

e'enlethimcomeoutashedow,dow,dow,

e'enlethimcomeoutashedow.

buttrucewithcommotions,

andnew-fanglednotions,

abumper,itrustyou'llallow;

here'sgeorgeourgoodking,

andcharlottehisqueen,

andlangmaytheyringastheydow,dow,dow,

andlangmaytheyringastheydow.