Classic Poem

1.

Nick Culpepper , and William Lilly ,
Though you were pleas'd! to say they were silly,
Yet something these prophesi'd true, I'tell ye,
Which no body can deny .

2.

In the month of May , I tell you truly,
Which neither was in June nor July ,
The Dutch began to be unruly,
Which no body can deny .

3.

Betwixt our England and their Holland ,
Which neither was in France nor Poland ,
But on the Sea, where there was no Land,
Which no body can deny .

4.

There joyn'd the Dutch , and the English Fleet,
Our Authors opinion then they did meet,
Some saw't that never more shall see't,
Which no body can deny .

5.

There were many mens hearts as heavy as lead,
Yet would not believe Dick Dean to be dead,
Till they saw his Body take leave of his head,
Which no body can deny .

6.

Then after the sad departure of him,
There was many a man lost a Leg or a Lim,
And many were drow'd 'cause they could not swim,
Which no body can deny .

7.

One cryes, lend me thy hand good friend,
Although he knew it was to no end,
I think, quoth he, I am going to the Fiend,
Which no body can deny .

8.

Some, 'twas reported, were kill'd with a Gun,
And some stood that knew not whether to run,
There was old taking leave of Father and Son,
Which no body can deny .

9.

There's a rumour also, if we may believe,
We have many gay Widows now given to grieve,
'Cause unmannerly Husbands nere came to take leave,
Which no body can deny .

10.

The Ditty is sad of our Dean to sing;
To say truth, it was a pittifull thing
To take off his head and not leave him a ring,
Which no body can deny .

11.

From Greenwich toward the Bear at Bridge foot
He was wafted with wind that had water to't,
But I think they brought the Devil to boot,
Which no body can deny .

12.

The heads on London Bridge upon Poles,
That once had bodies and honester souls
Than hath the Master of the Roules,
Which no body can deny .

13.

They grieved for this great man of command,
Yet would not his head amongst theirs should stand;
He dy'd on the Water, and they on the Land,
Which no body can deny .

14.

I cannot say, they look'd wisely upon him,
Because People cursed that parcel was on him;
He has fed fish and worms, if they do not wrong him,
Which no body can deny .

15.

The Old Swan as he passed by,
Said, she would sing him a dirge, and lye down and die;
Wilt thou sing to a bit of a body, quoth I?
Which no body can deny .

16.

The Globe on the Bank, I mean on the Ferry,
Where Gentle and Simple might come and be merry,
Admired at the change from a Ship to a Wherry,
Which no body can deny .

17.

Tom Godfreys Bears began for to roare,
Hearing such moans one side of the shore,
They knew they should never see Dean any more,
Which no body can deny .

18.

Queen-hithe, Pauls -Wharf, and the Fryers also,
Where now the Players have little to do,
Let him passe without any tokens of woe,
Which no body can deny .

19.

Quoth th'Students o'th' Temple, I know not their names,
Looking out of their Chambers into the Thames ,
The Barge fits him better than did the great James ,
Which no body can deny .

20.

Essex House, late called Cuckolds Hall,
The folk in the Garden staring over the wall,
Said, they knew once Pride would have a fall.
Which no body can deny .

21.

At Strand Gate, a little farther then,
Where mighty Guns numbred to sixty and ten,
Which neither hurt Children, Women nor Men,
Which no body can deny .

22.

They were shot over times one, two, three, or four,
'Tis thought one might 'heard the bounce to th' Tower,
Folk report, the din make the Buttermilk sower,
Which no body can deny .

23.

Had old Goodman Lenthal or Allen but heard 'um,
The noise worse than Olivers voice would have fear'd'um,
And out of their small wits would have scar'd 'um
Which no body can deny .

24.

Sommerset House, where once did the Queen lye,
And afterwards Ireton in black, and not green, by,
The Canon clattered the Windows really
Which no body can deny .

25.

The Savoys mortified spitled Crew,
If I lye, as Falstaffe sayes, I am a Jew,
Gave the Hearse such a look it would make a man spew,
Which no body can deny .

26.

The House of S — — that Fool and Knave,
Had so much wit left lamentation to save
From accompanying a traytorly Rogue to his grave,
Which no body can deny .

27.

The Exchange , and the ruines of Durham house eke
Wish'd such sights might be seen each day i'th' week,
A General's Carkasse without a Cheek,
Which no body can deny .

28.

The House that lately Great Buckinghams was,
Which now Sir Thomas Fairfax has,
Wish'd it might be Sir Thomas's fate so to passe,
Which no body can deny .

29.

Howards House, Suffolks great Duke of Yore,
Sent him one single sad wish and no more,
He might flote by Whitehall in purple gore,
Which no body can deny .

30.

Something I should of Whitehall say,
But the Story is so sad, and so bad, by my fay,
That it turns my wits another way,
Which no body can deny .

31.

To Westminster , to the Bridge of the Kings,
The water the Barge, and the Barge-men brings
The small remain of the worst of things,
Which no body can deny .

32.

They inter'd him in triumph, like Lewis the eleven,
In the famous Chappel of Henry the seven,
But his soul is scarce gone the right way to heaven,
Which no body can deny .