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| The English Crown's supporter, || || | | The English Crown's supporter, || || | ||
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| − | | I shifted off my cloak and band || | | + | | I shifted off my cloak and band || || |
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| And then became a Courtier || || | | And then became a Courtier || || | ||
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| I coged and nattered like the rest, || || | | I coged and nattered like the rest, || || | ||
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| − | | Till I had got preferment. | || | + | | Till I had got preferment. || || |
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| New principles I then put on,|| || | | New principles I then put on,|| || | ||
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| − | | And swore to him allegiance. | + | | And swore to him allegiance. || || |
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| − | | | + | | I then preached up King William's right || || |
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| Pray'd for his foes' confusion, || || | | Pray'd for his foes' confusion, || || | ||
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| − | | For soon discerning very plain, | + | | For soon discerning very plain, || || |
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| − | + | | The Whigs had got the better, || || | |
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| − | + | | I turn'd Low Churchman, so remain || || | |
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| − | + | | A Trimming Moderator. || || | |
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| − | + | | Therefore all you, both high and low, || || | |
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| + | | Let me for once direct you, — || || | ||
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| + | | Serve no cause longer than you know || || | ||
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| + | | The party can protect you. || || | ||
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[[Category:British history]] | [[Category:British history]] | ||
Revision as of 04:07, 2 October 2013
The text of the song itself is
| ! | Explanatory Notes | |
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| I lov'd no king in forty-one | ||
| A cloak and band I then put on, | ||
| And preached against the Crown. | ||
| Chorus: | ||
| :A turncoat is a cunning man, | ||
| : That cants to admiration, | ||
| : And prays for any side to gain | ||
| : The people's approbation. | ||
| When brewer Noll with copper nose | ||
| The stinking Rump dismounted, | ||
| I wisely still adher'd to those | ||
| Who strongest were accounted. | ||
| I preached and prayed for Oliver, | ||
| And all his vile abettors, | ||
| But curs'd the King and Cavalier, | ||
| And cried 'em down for traitors. | ||
| When Charles returned unto the land, | ||
| The English Crown's supporter, | ||
| I shifted off my cloak and band | ||
| And then became a Courtier | ||
| The King's religion I profest, | ||
| And found there was no harm in't ; | ||
| I coged and nattered like the rest, | ||
| Till I had got preferment. | ||
| When Royal James began his reign, | ||
| And Mass was used in common, | ||
| I shifted off my Faith again, | ||
| And so became a Uoman. | ||
| When William had possess'd the throne, | ||
| And cur'd our country's grievance, | ||
| New principles I then put on, | ||
| And swore to him allegiance. | ||
| I then preached up King William's right | ||
| Pray'd for his foes' confusion, | ||
| And so remained a Willianiite, | ||
| Till another Revolution. | ||
| But when Queen Anne the throne posses't, | ||
| I then, to save my bacon, | ||
| Turn'd High Church, thinking that was best, | ||
| But found myself mistaken | ||
| For soon discerning very plain, | ||
| The Whigs had got the better, | ||
| I turn'd Low Churchman, so remain | ||
| A Trimming Moderator. | ||
| Therefore all you, both high and low, | ||
| Let me for once direct you, — | ||
| Serve no cause longer than you know | ||
| The party can protect you. |
