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+ | | When brewer Noll with copper nose || || | ||
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+ | | The stinking Rump dismounted,|| || | ||
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+ | | I wisely still adher'd to those || || | ||
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+ | | Who strongest were accounted. || || | ||
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+ | | I preached and prayed for Oliver, || || | ||
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+ | | And all his vile abettors, || || | ||
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+ | | But curs'd the King and Cavalier, || || | ||
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+ | | And cried 'em down for traitors. || || | ||
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+ | | When Charles returned unto the land, || || | ||
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+ | | The English Crown's supporter, || || | ||
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+ | | I shifted off my cloak and band || |\ | ||
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+ | | And then became a Courtier || || | ||
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+ | | The King's religion I profest, || || | ||
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+ | | And found there was no harm in't ; || || | ||
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+ | | I coged and nattered like the rest, || || | ||
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+ | | Till I had got preferment. | || | ||
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+ | | When Royal James began his reign, || || | ||
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+ | | And Mass was used in common, || || | ||
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+ | | I shifted off my Faith again, || || | ||
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+ | | And so became a Uoman. || || | ||
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+ | | 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., |
Revision as of 00:19, 1 October 2013
The text of the song itself is
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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, | ||
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., |