Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-07-10
From the New York Evening Post.
ADDRESS TO JOHN BULL,

wonder, John, II you forget, sixty years ago.
"nfn we were very young, John, your head wa:
white snow
You didn't count us much John and thought to max,
us run,
But found out your mistake, John, one day at LEx
INGToN.
And when asked you in, John, to take a cup of tea
Made in old Boston harbor John, THE TEAPOT OF TIL
FREE,
Ion didn't like the party John it wasn't quite select
GONE ahorgines were there you didn't much expect
you didn't like their manner, John, You couldn't drink
You thought it got into their heads, and made them
quite too free
But you became quite tpsy John, tyou drink little
still
The day you marchd across the Neck, and ran down
:. BUNKER HILL,
BY your sialwart Yankee son, John, who handled hall
But now hope you're sober, John--you'rc quite toe
You haynt got the legs now. You had at BENsrNe-
TON.
You had some COINS upon your feet, CoRHwArIis, he
That made you at the YORKTOWN fight so lame yo,
couldn't run;
You tried enough, | will admit, and threw away youl
And told man to hold your sword, his name wa.
WAsnINGToN.
Another muchovcd spot John, has sweet associa
ton,
When you going down to York to your rcl
relations:
The Dutchnan of the Mohawk, anxons you to en-
terrain.
Pit up GATES that stopped you, John, on SARA
ToGA'S plain.
That hill yau must remember. John, It's high and yer,
We mean to have it Autographed and send it to YOU
queen.
I know You love that hill John you dream of it o.
nights.
The name it bore in &c was simply BEMrs TiEiGllrs
Your old friend ETHAN ALLEN of continental fame,
Who called You 10 surrender i'll The Great Jehovah.
name,
on recognised the Congress- then, authority most
high
The he called early, John, and rid You of For1
TT.
know you'll grieve to hear it, John and feel quite
To learn that EruAS'S dead and gone yet still there's
many lad
That's growing in his highland home as fond of guns
And gets up quite early, John. these brave Greer
Mountain Boys
'Oh no we never mention it, VIC think it quite I'M,
Tho day you charged the cotton bags, and got into
kentucky.
thought you knew geography, but misses in thci
win tell that Old kentucky was that day below
Orleans
The beauty on that day. John, was como distance
from the bugs.
And did YOU get the booty John somehow my mem
ory tlaus
rather think You made swop; I've rot it in my
head,
That instead of gold and silver, John, you took it III
cold lead.
Though mistress of the ocean YOU couldn't rule the
lakes
There wore some CAMPERS in your fleet but John
you had no DGAEES.
You had enough good spirits there, you drank botl
hook and sherry,
But John, you couldn't stand our fare you cou,n'
take orr PERRY.
we make them all so yet, John on land and on the
We took this little Continent. on purpose to be free
Olr eagles free, and loves soar : he cannot bear q
cage:
His talons scratchd tho lions back and set him in
ragc:
Oar glorious stars sparkling bright increasing yea,
by year.
Supported by million hearts, that never knew fear
onr children lisp ii in their prayers It's carried oel
the sea.
Dos hear it, John 1t thunders there we're children
of the free.
Free as sires of 16--as bold, brave, as true
10 worship God, and keep the land, we took. dca
John, from YOU:
To keep our flag free on the land unsulcd on tn,
wave,
Until the last brgh, star shall set on the las, freeman
grave.
thought your memory I'd refresh, you like old things
md times
So these events to please YOU | have tumbcd into
rhymes.
And don't forget your old tried friends because you're
the Ton
But, John, jus, think of 76-lnd give up OREGON