To pass our tedious time away,

We throw the merry Main;

Or else at serious Ombra play,

But why shou'd we in vain,

Each others ruin thus pursue,

We were undone when we left you,

With a Fa la, &c.

When any mournful Tune you hear,

That dyes in e'ery Note;

As if it sigh'd for each Man's care,