The Choice Humorous Works, Ludicrous Adventures, Bons Mots, Puns, and Hoaxes of Theodore Hook

by Theodore Edward Hook

This lasted a twelvemonth, and then, oh then,

This lasted a twelvemonth, and then,

To end all our cares,

They kick'd us down stairs,

As a hint not to come back again—'gain,

As a hint not to come back again.

The tumble was heavy, and then, oh then,

The tumble was heavy, and then

I grew very sour

At placemen and power,