The Jolly Beggars: A Cantata
and now tho' i must beg, with a wooden arm and leg,
and many a tatter'd rag hanging over my bum,
i'm as happy with my wallet, my bottle, and my callet,
as when i used in scarlet to follow a drum.
what tho' with hoary locks, i must stand the winter shocks,
beh the woods and rocks oftentimes for a home,
whe' i sell, and the t'other bottle tell,
i could meet a troop of hell, at the sound of a drum.
recitativo
he ended; and the kebars sheuk,
aboon the chorus roar;
while frighted rattons backward leuk,
an' seek the benmost bore:
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