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PATRIOT AND PLACEMAN.
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XXX. PATRIOT AND PLACEMAN.
A NEW SONG, INSCRIBED TO THE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER.
Sir John was a patriot, who talked to the town
In a very fine style at the Anchor and Crown;
Sir John was a placeman, who went to entrench
His wisdom and wit on the Treasury Bench.
Derry Down.
In a very fine style at the Anchor and Crown;
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His wisdom and wit on the Treasury Bench.
Derry Down.
Sir John was a patriot, all stutter and storm,
Who promised the people a ton of Reform!
Sir John was a placeman, who thought it would do
To give the poor people a bushel or two.
Derry Down.
Who promised the people a ton of Reform!
Sir John was a placeman, who thought it would do
To give the poor people a bushel or two.
Derry Down.
Sir John was a patriot, whose scorn was immense
For the vermin who plundered the poor of their pence;
Sir John was a placeman, who whispered a wish
To honest Lord Grey for a loaf and a fish.
Derry Down.
For the vermin who plundered the poor of their pence;
Sir John was a placeman, who whispered a wish
To honest Lord Grey for a loaf and a fish.
Derry Down.
Sir John was a patriot, who used to exclaim
That flogging tall men was a horrible shame;
Sir John was a placeman, who handled a whip,
And softly requested the privates to strip.
Derry Down.
That flogging tall men was a horrible shame;
Sir John was a placeman, who handled a whip,
And softly requested the privates to strip.
Derry Down.
Sir John was a patriot, who swooned when he saw
A soldier called out in support of the law;
Sir John was a placeman, who sent, I declare,
The Colonels and Captains to Cork and to Clare.
Derry Down.
A soldier called out in support of the law;
Sir John was a placeman, who sent, I declare,
The Colonels and Captains to Cork and to Clare.
Derry Down.
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Sir John was a patriot, who valiantly swore
My windows and house should pay taxes no more;
Sir John was a placeman, who fled like a mouse,
When Althorp was taxing my window and house.
Derry Down.
My windows and house should pay taxes no more;
Sir John was a placeman, who fled like a mouse,
When Althorp was taxing my window and house.
Derry Down.
Sir John was a patriot, who happened one day
To creep from his seat and his office away;
Sir John was a placeman, who laboured in vain
To creep to his seat and his office again!
Derry Down.
To creep from his seat and his office away;
Sir John was a placeman, who laboured in vain
To creep to his seat and his office again!
Derry Down.
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