Handel, Beethoven, Mendelssohn,—
With a down!—
Nor, 'midst the old Titanic lot,
Shall Henry Purcell be forgot,
With a down, &c.
Ah! well-a-day! London admires,—
Down-a-down-a-down-hey-down
This Festival of the Three Choirs.
With a down!—
So heaven spare, music for to foster,