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IF Wytheburn's modest House of prayer	A
As lowly as the lowliest dwelling	B
Had with its belfry's humble stock	C
A little pair that hang in air	A
Been mistress also of a clock	C
And one too not in crazy plight	D
Twelve strokes that clock would have been telling	B
Under the brow of old Helvellyn	E
Its bead roll of midnight	D
Then when the Hero of my tale	F
Was passing by and down the vale	F
The vale now silent hushed I ween	E
As if a storm had never been	E
Proceeding with a mind at ease	G
While the old Familiar of the seas	G
Intent to use his utmost haste	H
Gained ground upon the Waggon fast	I
And gives another lusty cheer	J
For spite of rumbling of the wheels	K
A welcome greeting he can hear	L
It is a fiddle in its glee	M
Dinning from the CHERRY TREE	M
Thence the sound the light is there	A
As Benjamin is now aware	A
Who to his inward thoughts confined	N
Had almost reached the festive door	O
When startled by the Sailor's roar	O
He hears a sound and sees a light	D
And in a moment calls to mind	N
That 'tis the village MERRY NIGHT	D
Although before in no dejection	E
At this insidious recollection	E
His heart with sudden joy is filled	P
His ears are by the music thrilled	P
His eyes take pleasure in the road	Q
Glittering before him bright and broad	R
And Benjamin is wet and cold	S
And there are reasons manifold	S
That make the good tow'rds which he's yearning	B
Look fairly like a lawful earning	B
Nor has thought time to come and go	T
To vibrate between yes and no	T
For cries the Sailor 'Glorious chance	U
That blew us hither let him dance	U
Who can or will my honest soul	V
Our treat shall be a friendly bowl '	W
He draws him to the door 'Come in	E
Come come ' cries he to Benjamin	E
And Benjamin ah woe is me	M
Gave the word the horses heard	X
And halted though reluctantly	M
'Blithe souls and lightsome hearts have we	M
Feasting at the CHERRY TREE '	W
This was the outside proclamation	E
This was the inside salutation	E
What bustling jostling high and low	T
A universal overflow	T
What tankards foaming from the tap	Y
What store of cakes in every lap	Y
What thumping stumping overhead	Z
The thunder had not been more busy	M
With such a stir you would have said	Z
This little place may well be dizzy	M
'Tis who can dance with greatest vigour	O
'Tis what can be most prompt and eager	O
As if it heard the fiddle's call	A2
The pewter clatters on the wall	A2
The very bacon shows its feeling	B
Swinging from the smoky ceiling	B
A steaming bowl a blazing fire	O
What greater good can heart desire	O
'Twere worth a wise man's while to try	O
The utmost anger of the sky	O
To 'seek' for thoughts of a gloomy cast	I
If such the bright amends at last	I
Now should you say I judge amiss	B2
The CHERRY TREE shows proof of this	B2
For soon of all the happy there	O
Our Travellers are the happiest pair	O
All care with Benjamin is gone	E
A Caesar past the Rubicon	E
He thinks not of his long long strife	C2
The Sailor Man by nature gay	D2
Hath no resolves to throw away	D2
And he hath now forgot his Wife	C2
Hath quite forgotten her or may be	M
Thinks her the luckiest soul on earth	E2
Within that warm and peaceful berth	E2
Under cover	O
Terror over	O
Sleeping by her sleeping Baby	M
With bowl that sped from hand to hand	F2
The gladdest of the gladsome band	F2
Amid their own delight and fun	E
They hear when every dance is done	E
When every whirling bout is o'er	O
The fiddle's 'squeak' that call to bliss	B2
Ever followed by a kiss	B2
They envy not the happy lot	G2
But enjoy their own the more	O
While thus our jocund Travellers fare	O
Up springs the Sailor from his chair	O
Limps for I might have told before	O
That he was lame across the floor	O
Is gone returns and with a prize	H2
With what a Ship of lusty size	H2
A gallant stately Man of war	O
Fixed on a smoothly sliding car	O
Surprise to all but most surprise	H2
To Benjamin who rubs his eyes	H2
Not knowing that he had befriended	I2
A Man so gloriously attended	J2
'This ' cries the Sailor 'a Third rate is	K2
Stand back and you shall see her gratis	L2
This was the Flag ship at the Nile	M2
The Vanguard you may smirk and smile	M2
But pretty Maid if you look near	O
You'll find you've much in little here	O
A nobler ship did never swim	N2
And you shall see her in full trim	N2
I'll set my friends to do you honour	O
Set every inch of sail upon her '	W
So said so done and masts sails yards	O2
He names them all and interlards	O2
His speech with uncouth terms of art	P2
Accomplished in the showman's part	P2
And then as from a sudden check	Q2
Cries out ''Tis there the quarter deck	Q2
On which brave Admiral Nelson stood	R2
A sight that would have roused your blood	J2
One eye he had which bright as ten	E
Burned like a fire among his men	E
Let this be land and that be sea	O2
Here lay the French and 'thus' came we '	W
Hushed was by this the fiddle's sound	S2
The dancers all were gathered round	S2
And such the stillness of the house	O2
You might have heard a nibbling mouse	O2
While borrowing helps where'er he may	D2
The Sailor through the story runs	O2
Of ships to ships and guns to guns	O2
And does his utmost to display	D2
The dismal conflict and the might	D
And terror of that marvellous night	D
'A bowl a bowl of double measure '	W
Cries Benjamin 'a draught of length	T2
To Nelson England's pride and treasure	O
Her bulwark and her tower of strength '	W
When Benjamin had seized the bowl	V
The mastiff from beneath the waggon	E
Where he lay watchful as a dragon	E
Rattled his chain 'twas all in vain	E
For Benjamin triumphant soul	V
He heard the monitory growl	U2
Heard and in opposition quaffed	D
A deep determined desperate draught	D
Nor did the battered Tar forget	D
Or flinch from what he deemed his debt	D
Then like a hero crowned with laurel	V2
Back to her place the ship he led	D
Wheeled her back in full apparel	V2
And so flag flying at mast head	D
Re yoked her to the Ass anon	E
Cries Benjamin 'We must be gone	E
Thus after two hours' hearty stay	D
Again behold them on their way	D

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