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SONGSTER. 151
The public Robber.
4J sung by€VIr. A. SIMPSON, at the Bjwcry Theatre, with
unprecedented applause.
A Story I heard t'other day,
If it's false I ask pardon from all, sir;
A man in New York, they say,
Ran away with the Masonic Hall, sir.
Then ofl' Uke a colt scamper'd he.
The watchmen they miss'd and follow'd it;
So, lest he detected should he,
He made but one gulf), and he swaUow'd it,
Singing, ri tol lol de rol, &c.
The watchmen in searching him out.
In his pocket they found Scudder's museum,
Park theatre was under his coat,
With the bank of New York as a premium;
For this thief, sure there ne'er was a match.
In his pocket he put without scruple, O,
The famous town clock foi a watch,*
To which, for a seal, hung the steeple, O,
Singing, ri tol, &c.
They took him before a grand court.
Who ask'd him what he'd got to say to it 1
Facts were of so glaring a sort,
He hadn't the face to say nay to it
So, resolv'd to gain freedom from all,
'Scape the justice, who was in a great fury.
He spit out the Masonic Hall,
Which knock'd down the judge and the jury.
Singing, ri tol, &c.
Then, going down Chatham-street, home.
He met the citizen's coach full of passengers j
In a minute, he gobbled it down.
With a boy and a basket of sausages.