Friends, push round the bottle, and let us be drinking, While Washington up in his mountains is slinking: Good faith, if he's wise he'll not leave them behind him, For he knows he's safe nowhere where Britons can find him. When he and Fayette talk of taking this city, Their vaunting moves only our mirth and our pity. But, though near our lines they're too cautious to tarry, What courage they shew when a henroost they harry! Who can wonder that poultry and oxen and swine Seek shelter in York from such valor divine, 10 While Washington's jaws and the Frenchman's are aching The spoil they have lost, to be boiling and baking. Let Clinton and Arnold bring both to subjection, And send us more geese here to seek our protection. Their flesh and their feathers shall meet a kind greeting; A fat rebel turkey is excellent eating, He bounded like Congo, and bade you de fiance, And plac'd on his running his greatest reliance; But fate overtook him and brought him before ye, To shew how rebellion will wind up her story. Then chear up, my lads! if the prospect grows rougher, Remember from whence and for whom 'tis you suffer : From men whom mild laws and too happy condition Have puffed up with pride and inflam'd with sedition; For George, whose reluctance to punish offenders Has strengthened the hands of these upstart pretenders. THE DANCE Cornwallis led a country dance, The like was never seen, sir, Much retrogade and much advance, And all with General Greene, sir. They rambled up and rambled down, Joined hands, then off they run, sir, Our General Greene to Charlestown, The earl to Wilmington, sir. 30 1781. 20 Yet are red heels and long-laced skirts, |