The 5th of November
English Folk Verse (C 1870) Remember, remember!! The fifth of November, The Gun powder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! Gun Fawkes and his companions Did the scheme contrive, To blow the King and Parliament All up Alive. Threescore barrels, laid below, To prove old England's overthrow. But, by God's providence, him they catch, With a dark lantern, lighting a match! A stick and a stake For King Jame's sake! If you won't give me one, I'll take two, The better of me, and the worse for you. A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope, A penn'orth of cheese to choke him, A pint of beer to wash it down, And a jolly good fire to burn him. Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells ring! Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! God save the King! Hip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray!