ENGLANDS Scorne;
OR
The Sham INVASION.
To the Tune of, A Puding, etc.
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I.
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COme listen to me, brave English Boys,
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For now's the time for to lay aside Toys,
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I'll tell you a Tale that will baffle your Joys;
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For I am inform'd there's a terrible Noise,
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Of Invasion.
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II.
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Monsieur, they say, in a Fury has swore,
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He'll over, and land on the English Shoar;
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Though now 'tis an Hundred Years and more,
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Since Spain did pretend on the very same Score,
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An Invasion.
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III.
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A terrible Fleet, and Army, He'll bring.
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Some say, they will surely be here this Spring.
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The Jacobites threaten us too with their King,
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That He with his Valour, alass! poor Thing,
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Will Invade us.
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IV.
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Ten thousand Dear Joys are to be in the Van,
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And they, to be sure, are terrible Men;
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For they are the same that in Ireland ran,
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From the Face of our Army, but that's all one,
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They'll invade us.
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V.
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A Thousand Ships, both small and great,
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Must come to do this mighty Feat.
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But hang 'em, they talk at a very mad rate,
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And none but a Jacobite Rogue would prate,
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Of Invasion.
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VI.
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They boast indeed of some great Lords,
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And strut like valiant Men in Words:
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But their tongus are as harmless as their swords
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And who'd be afraid of a pack of Turds,
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To invade us.
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VII.
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When Valiant William leads us on,
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Like Mars himself, and we his Sons,
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Monsieur must quickly change his Tune,
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And Teague return to his old Hone, Oh! hone.
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No Invasion.
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VIII.
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When Noise of Drums and Trumpets roar
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And English Shouts on Gallick Shore,
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Then Lewis must ne're be le Grand any more
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And farewel the Charms of sweet Lewid'or,
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And invasion.
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IX.
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When princes & states shall recover their own
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And Subjects oppressed shall cease for to moan
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Then Traytors & Tyranny all shall go down
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And Monarch Invincible scarce keep his Crown
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From invasion.
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X.
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When Liberty, Property, all are secure,
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The People in Freedom, the King in just Power
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Then the Blessings of Peace & Religion will showr.
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From above, and continue for many an Hour.
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From invasion.
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