From “The Argus, or Record of Politics, etc.” Southampton, 1831.
A long parody also appeared in Edgbastonia, June 1885. of which only a few verses need be quoted:—
A Second Holiday for John Gilpin;
Or, a voyage to Vauxhall, where tho’ he had better luck than before, he was far from being contented.
John Gilpin was a citizen
Of credit and renown,
A common councilman was he,
Of famous London Town.
Most folks had heard of Gilpin’s fame,