JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, To-morrow is our wedding day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton, All in a chaise and pair. 35 5 ΙΟ So three doors off the chaise was stayed, Where they did all get in; Six precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin. 40 Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, Were never folk so glad, The stones did rattle underneath, As if Cheapside were mad. |