The Compleat ^Angler 



For courts are full of flattery, 

 As bath too oft been tried; 



Heigh trolollie lollle loe, etc. 

 The city full of wantonness, 

 And both are full af pride : 



Then care away, etc. 



But, oh I the honest countryman 

 Speaks truly from his heart ; 



Heigh trolollie lollie he, etc. 

 His pride is in his tillage, 

 His horses and his cart: 



Then care away, etc. 



Our clothing is good sheepskins, 

 Gray russet for our wives ; 



Heigh trolollie lollie he, etc. 

 "Tis warmth, and not gay clothing, 

 That doth prolong our lives: 



Then care away, etc. 



The ploughman, though he labour hard, 

 Tet on the holiday, 



Heigh trolollie lollie loe, etc. 

 No emperor so merrily 

 Doth pass his time away, 



Then care away, etc. 



To recompense our tillage, 



The heavens afford us showers; 



Heigh trolollie lollie loe, etc. 

 And for our sweet refreshments 

 The earth affords us bowers; 



Then care away, etc. 



The cuckoo and the nightingale 

 Full merrily do sing, 



Heigh trolollie lollie loe, etc. 



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