And he neglected and oppressed,

Wished to be with them and at rest.

No more on prancing palfrey borne,

He caroled, light as lark at morn;

No longer courted and caressed,

High-placed in hall, a welcome guest,

He poured to lord and lady gay

The unpremeditated lay.

3. Old times were changed, old manners gone,

A stranger filled the Stuart throne,