O whistle, and I will arrest you, my lad;

Though your father and mother and all should go mad,

O, whistle, and I will arrest you, my lad,

But warily act, when you’re passing by me,

And do not indulge in irreverent glee;

Derisive deportment let nobody see,

And pass as you were not a passing by me.

O whistle, &c.

But mind you are always respectful to me,

Since rudeness with magistrates doesn’t agree;