Mirth and Metre consisting of Poems, Serious, Humorous, and Satirical; Songs, Sonnets, Ballads & Bagatelles. Written by C. Dibdin, Jun |
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JOHN BULL. |
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JOHN BULL.
John Bull is my name,
None my spirit can tame,
I'm upright and downright with all;
I laugh and grow fat,
Crack my joke, and all that,
And live at old Liberty Hall.
None my spirit can tame,
I'm upright and downright with all;
I laugh and grow fat,
Crack my joke, and all that,
And live at old Liberty Hall.
Some neighbours of mine,
At my freehold repine,
And envy my snug little box;
My house down they'd pull,
And cut up John Bull,
As if he was but a prize ox.
At my freehold repine,
And envy my snug little box;
My house down they'd pull,
And cut up John Bull,
As if he was but a prize ox.
On our beef they'd incline,
Without welcome to dine,
But they'd soon find themselves quite mistaken;
For should they take French leave
To cut at our beef,
They'd find hard work to save their own bacon.
Without welcome to dine,
But they'd soon find themselves quite mistaken;
For should they take French leave
To cut at our beef,
They'd find hard work to save their own bacon.
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