To show how noble drunkards are,

And guzzled spirits like a beast,

To show contempt for Church and priest,

Until, by six, my wits went round

Like hungry pigs in parish pound.

At half-past six, rememb'ring Jane,

I staggered into street again

With mind made up (or primed with gin)

To bash the cop who'd run me in;

For well I knew I'd have to cock up