102 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. [PART L 



" For courts are full of flattery, 

 As hath too oft been tried ; 



Heigh trolollie lollie loe, etc. 

 The city full of wantonness, 

 And both are full of pride : 



Then care away, etc. 



" But oh ! the honest countryman 

 Speaks truly from his heart, 



Heigh trolollie lollie loe, etc. 

 His pride is in his tillage, 

 His horses, and his cart : 



Then care away, etc. 



" Our clothing is good sheep-skins, 

 Gray russet for our wives, 



Heigh trolollie lollie loe, etc. 

 'T is warmth, and not gay clothing, 

 That doth prolong our lives : 



Then care away, etc. 



" The ploughman, though he labor hard, 

 Yet on the holiday, 



Heigh trolollie lollie loe, etc. 

 No emperor so merrily 

 Does 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. 

 And with, their pleasant roundelay* 

 Bid welcome to the spring : 



Then care away, etc. 



"This is not half the happiness 

 The countryman enjoys ; 



. Heigh trolollie Idllie loe, etc. 



