And noble George Gamwel said, Eat and be merry,

And drink too as long as you’re able. {154}

When dinner was ended, his chaplain said grace,

And, Be merry, my friends, said the squire ;

It rains and it blows, but call for more ale,

And lay some more wood on the fire.

And now call ye Little John hither to me,

For Little John is a fine lad,

At gambols and juggling, and twenty such tricks,

As shall make you both merry and glad.