In sight of the swift river running—

Off cuts of cold beef and a prime Cheddar cheese,

And a tankard of bitter at Sonning!

The garden is lovely, the host is polite,

His rose-trees are ruddy with bloom,

The snowy-clad table with tankards bedight,

And pleasant that quaint little room;

So sit down at once, at your inn take your ease—

No man of our Crew will be shunning—

A cut of cold beef and a prime Cheddar cheese,