Act III, Scene xiii, Air XXVIIGreen Sleeves
Since laws were made, for every degree,
To curb vice in others, as well as me,
I wonder we hant better company
Upon Tyburn tree.
But gold from law can take out the sting;
And if rich men, like us, were to swing,
Twould thin the land, such numbers to string
Upon Tyburn tree.
Songs from The Beggars Opera: Air XXVII-Green Sleeves
written byJohn Gay
© John Gay