A Cavalier Song
Kentish
Sir
Byng
stood
for
his
King,
Bidding
the
crop-headed
Parliament
swing:
And,
pressing
a
troop
unable
to
stoop
And
see
the
rogues
flourish
and
honest
folk
droop,
Marched
them
along,
fifty
score
strong,
Great-hearted
gentlemen,
singing
this
song.
God
for
King
Charles!
Pym
and
such
carles
To
the
Devil
that
prompts
'em
their
treasonous
parles!
Cavaliers,
up!
Lips
from
the
cup,
Hands
from
the
pasty,
nor
bite
take
nor
sup
Till
you're—
(Chorus)
Marching
along,
fifty-score
strong,
Great-hearted
gentlemen,
singing
this
song.
Hampden
to
hell,
and
his
obsequies'
knell.
Serve
Hazelrig,
Fiennes,
and
young
Harry
as
well!
England,
good
cheer!
Rupert
is
near!
Kentish
and
loyalists,
keep
we
not
here
(Chorus)
Marching
along,
fifty-score
strong,
Great-hearted
gentlemen,
singing
this
song?
Then,
God
for
King
Charles!
Pym
and
his
snarls
To
the
Devil
that
pricks
on
such
pestilent
carles!
Hold
by
the
right,
you
double
your
might;
So,
onward
to
Nottingham,
fresh
for
the
fight,
(Chorus)
March
we
along,
fifty-score
strong,
Great-hearted
gentlemen,
singing
this
song!
Robert Browning
Robert Browning (born May 7, 1812, London—died Dec. 12, 1889, Venice) major English poet of the Victorian age, noted for his mastery of dramatic monologue and psychological portraiture. His most noted work was The Ring and the Book (1868–69), the story of a Roman murder trial in 12 books. Through all the vicissitudes of critical reputation, however, Browning’s major contribution to the canon of children’s literature, “The Pied Piper of Hamelin,” has retained its popular audience. At the time of his death in 1889, he was one of the most popular poets in England.