song—“nochurchmanami”

tune—“prepare，mydearbrethren，tothetavernlet'sfly.”

nochurchmanamifortorailandtowrite，

nostatesmannorsoldiertoplotortofight，

noslymanofbusinesscontrivingasnare，

forabig-belly'dbottle'sthewholeofmycare.

thepeeridon'tenvy，igivehimhisbow;

iscornnotthepeasant，thougheversolow;

butaclubofgoodfellows，likethosethatarehere，

andabottlelikethis，aremygloryandcare.

herepassesthesquireonhisbrother—hishorse;

therecentumpercentum，thecitwithhispurse;

butseeyouthecrownhowitwavesintheair?

thereabig-belly'dbottlestilleasesmycare.

thewifeofmybosom，alas!shediddie;

forsweetconsolationtochurchididfly;

ifoundthatoldsolomonproveditfair，

thatabig-belly'dbottle'sacureforallcare.

ioncewaspersuadedaventuretomake;

aletterinform'dmethatallwastowreck;

butthepursyoldlandlordjustwaddl'dupstairs，

withagloriousbottlethatendedmycares.

“life'scarestheyarecomforts”

—amaximlaiddown

bythebard，whatd'yecallhim，thatworetheblackgown;

andfaithiagreewithth'oldprigtoahair，

forabig-belly'dbottle'saheav'nofacare.