For this the law is we’ll maintain,
Until it cease to pay, sir,
That whatsoever party reign,
We’ll still on the strong side bray, sir!
And see how well our “ratting” pays,
For Ministers are grateful,
And from their table drop some scraps
Enough to fill a plateful.
And when we up back stair-ways creep,
To Salisbury see, or Dizzy,