The later poems of John Clare 1837-1864 ... General editor Eric Robinson: Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell: Associate editor Margaret Grainger |
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SONG On Occasion of the Queen's Visit to Northampton
The yellow trees had lost their green,
The fields were bare and brown,
But all got lively when the Queen
Was coming through the town.
The tradesman threw his apron bye,
The shepherd left the green,
The ploughman horses left, and kye,
And went to see the Queen.
The fields were bare and brown,
But all got lively when the Queen
Was coming through the town.
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The shepherd left the green,
The ploughman horses left, and kye,
And went to see the Queen.
There was such work as ne'er was seen,
Such running up and down,
For all got notions that the Queen
Was coming through the town.
The chimney sweep, he brushed about
And washed to make him clean,
The blacksmith let his fire go out
And ran to see the Queen.
Such running up and down,
For all got notions that the Queen
Was coming through the town.
The chimney sweep, he brushed about
And washed to make him clean,
The blacksmith let his fire go out
And ran to see the Queen.
In village hamlet ne'er was seen
Such running up and down,
All anxious when they heard the Queen
Was coming through the town.
The cook, she left her meat to burn,
To baste it none was seen,
The dairymaid too left her churn,
All ran to see the Queen.
Such running up and down,
All anxious when they heard the Queen
Was coming through the town.
The cook, she left her meat to burn,
To baste it none was seen,
The dairymaid too left her churn,
All ran to see the Queen.
| The later poems of John Clare | |