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THE WATERMAN.
Let philosophers boast of their learning and skill,
And tell us what sages have thought o' men;
It yet is a fact, sirs, deny it who will,
Human nature's the study for watermen.
For ours is the talent to soon put afloat
All ages, professions, and sizes;
From the sweep's sooty rug to the gaudy laced coat,
As the grade to the general rises.
While we row,
To and fro,
One way look, the other go.
And tell us what sages have thought o' men;
It yet is a fact, sirs, deny it who will,
Human nature's the study for watermen.
For ours is the talent to soon put afloat
All ages, professions, and sizes;
From the sweep's sooty rug to the gaudy laced coat,
As the grade to the general rises.
While we row,
To and fro,
One way look, the other go.
Our boats convey from shore to shore,
The great, the small, the rich, the poor,
The short, the tall, the fat, the lean,
The fair, the brown, the brave, the mean;
The maid, the widow, wife, and mother,
And some who 're neither one nor 't other.
Thus ours is the talent, &c.
The great, the small, the rich, the poor,
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The fair, the brown, the brave, the mean;
The maid, the widow, wife, and mother,
And some who 're neither one nor 't other.
Thus ours is the talent, &c.
There's querists, quibblers, quids, and quakers,
Butchers, brokers, brewers, bakers;
Blacksmiths, boatmen, bailiffs, butlers,
Cartmen, coopers, caulkers, cutlers;
Drummers, drapers, drivellers, drovers,
Riggers, ravers, ranters, rovers;
Farmers, fiddlers, fuddlers, furriers,
Carvers, clothiers, clerks, and curriers;
Gownmen, grocers, gardeners, gilders,
Bullies, bruisers, barbers, builders;
Founders, framers, fools, refiners,
Jurors, judges, jobbers, joiners;
Saddlers, sweepers, singers, sailors,
Tanners, turners, tinkers, tailors;
Tenants, tyrants, truants, teachers,
Poets, printers, painters, preachers.
Thus ours is the talent, &c.
Butchers, brokers, brewers, bakers;
Blacksmiths, boatmen, bailiffs, butlers,
Cartmen, coopers, caulkers, cutlers;
Drummers, drapers, drivellers, drovers,
Riggers, ravers, ranters, rovers;
Farmers, fiddlers, fuddlers, furriers,
Carvers, clothiers, clerks, and curriers;
Gownmen, grocers, gardeners, gilders,
Bullies, bruisers, barbers, builders;
Founders, framers, fools, refiners,
Jurors, judges, jobbers, joiners;
Saddlers, sweepers, singers, sailors,
Tanners, turners, tinkers, tailors;
Tenants, tyrants, truants, teachers,
Poets, printers, painters, preachers.
Thus ours is the talent, &c.
Tobacconists, bookbinders, stonecutters, sawyers,
With carpenters, constables, lovers, and lawyers;
Musicians, confectioners, vintners, and glaziers,
With innkeepers, inkmakers, hatters and braziers;
Auctioneers, and attorneys, with priests and physicians,
Engravers, designers, and scribbling magicians.
Thus ours is the talent, &c.
With carpenters, constables, lovers, and lawyers;
Musicians, confectioners, vintners, and glaziers,
With innkeepers, inkmakers, hatters and braziers;
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Engravers, designers, and scribbling magicians.
Thus ours is the talent, &c.
Shoemakers, watchmakers, coachmakers, sailmakers,
Ropemakers, chairmakers, pinmakers, pailmakers;
With weighers, surveyors,
Street inspectors,
Bank directors;
The seller of jewels
And the fighter of duels.
Thus ours is the talent to soon put afloat,
All ages, professions, and sizes,
From the sweep's sooty rug to the gaudy laced coat,
As the grade to the general rises.
While we row,
To and fro,
One way look, the other go.
Ropemakers, chairmakers, pinmakers, pailmakers;
With weighers, surveyors,
Street inspectors,
Bank directors;
The seller of jewels
And the fighter of duels.
Thus ours is the talent to soon put afloat,
All ages, professions, and sizes,
From the sweep's sooty rug to the gaudy laced coat,
As the grade to the general rises.
While we row,
To and fro,
One way look, the other go.
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