If I walk'd with dear Sefton, oh then, oh then, If I walk'd with dear Sefton, oh then, The people would stare, And think us a pair Of mummers, that parodied men--men, Of mummers, that parodied men. If I stay'd at the office, oh then, oh then, If I stay'd at the office, oh then, I damn'd all the Hindoos-- Look'd out of the windows-- And sometimes I mended a pen--pen! And sometimes I mended a pen! Such toil made me sulky, and then, and then, Such toil made me sulky, and then, If I ask'd for old Wright, He came in in a fright, As if to a bear in his den--den, As if to a bear in his den. This lasted a twelvemonth, and then, oh then, This lasted a twelvemonth, and then, To end all our cares, They kick'd us down stairs, As a hint not to come back again--'gain, As a hint not to come back again. The tumble was heavy, and then, oh then, The tumble was heavy, and then I grew very sour At placemen and power, And croak'd like a frog in a fen--fen, And croak'd like a frog in a fen. I vow'd to have vengeance, and then, oh then, I vow'd to have vengeance, and then 'Tis a vulgar belief, At catching a thief, An accomplice is equal to ten--ten, An accomplice is equal to ten. So I turn'd informer, and then, oh then, I turn'd informer, and then I tried to expose My friends and my foes, As equally infamous men--men, As equally infamous men. The Whigs they cashier'd me, and then, oh then, The Whigs they cashier'd me, and then Grey haughtily swore He'd trust me no more, Not even with cutting a pen--pen, Not even with cutting a pen. Next Canning chastised me, and then, oh then, Next Canning chastised me, and then, If what is called shame, Were aught but a name, I could ne'er show my visage again--'gain, I could ne'er show my visage again. THE QUEEN'S SUBSCRIPTION.[25] _Tune_--"The Black Joke." Whoe'er knows St. James's, knows where the Whigs met In behalf of the Queen, a subscription to get, For her Black Wig and her Character white. By Truth and by Wisdom supported she stood-- Truth's part play'd by Brougham, that of Wisdom by Wood-- They cursed, and they swore that she ne'er did amiss, Though the Baron, they own'd, was so rude as to kiss The Black Wig with the Character white.