Sir William he, snug as a flea,

Lay all this time a-snoring,

Nor dreamed of harm as he lay warm,

In bed with Mrs. Loring.

Now in a fright he starts upright,

Awaked by such a clatter;

He rubs both eyes, and boldly cries,

“For God’s sake, what’s the matter?”

At his bedside he then espied,

Sir Erskine at command, sir,