Tho’ humble be the theme she sings,—

A pair of shooting breeches.

Soon shall the tailor’s subtle art

Have made them tight, and spruce, and smart,

And fastened well in every part

With twenty thousand stitches;

Mark then the moral of my song,

Oh, may your lives but prove as strong,

And wear as well, and last as long,

As these, my shooting breeches.