The Banks of the Nile/Prince Charles and the King of France
PRINCE CHARLES,
AND THE
KING OF FRANCE.
Says the proud King of France,
We'll protect the young Pretender,
And send him o'er to England
With an army of men:
Says the proud King of France,
We'll protect the young Pretender,
And send him o'er to England
With an army of men.
O no, no! says Charlie,
I'll have none of your skits,
For Duke William, the last war,
Fright'd me out of my wits!
Says the proud King of France,
England's but a garden-place,
Where you and my army
May take it at your ease.
O no! O no! says Charlie,
For you very well do know,
That there's many bitter herbs
In that garden doth grow.
O no, no! &c.
Says the proud King of France,
If England you do win,
My daughter you shall marry,
And that is a fine thing!
O no! O no! says Charlie,
I'll not venture my sweet life;
For if I am killed,
I've no need of a wife.
O no, no! &c.
Should I venture my sweet life
Into the Lion's paw,
It's all for the being of
A King's Son-in-law;
While the jolly hearts of British boys
My life they would destroy,
While I am pursuing
Those rights to enjoy.
O no, no! &c.
But now I am a-going
To fair Italy,
Where the face of a Britainer
I never wish to see;
If your Daughter never get married
Till Old England I invade,
She may die an old maid,
Without a tooth in her head!
O no, no! &c.