Now Arthur is a gentleman, and always keeps his word;

And on the eighteenth day of June the cannons loud

were heard;

The flow'r of England's chivalry their conquror rallied

round;

A sturdy staff to cudgel well “the Captain” off the

ground!

“Come on, ye fighting vagabonds!” amidst a show'r

of balls,

A shout is heard; the voice obey'd—the noble Picton