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With silver, gold, jewels, she India bestow'd, France and Spain, to rear vineyards taught sh What suited each clime, on each clime she be stow'd, and freedom she found flourish'd here.

Four Cardinal Virtues she left in this isle, as guardians to cherish the root; The blossoms of Liberty then first did smile, and Britain's sons fed on the fruit: Thus fed and thus bred from a bounty, so rare O preserve it as free as 'twas given! We will, whilst we're breath; nay, we'll gras it in death, then return it untainted to heaven.

Ok Nanny wilt thou fly with me.

OH Nanny, wilt thou fly with me, nor sigh to leave the charming town? Can silent glens have charms for thee, the lowly cote and russet gown? No longer drest in silken sheen, no longer deek'd with jewels rare?

Say, canst thou quit the busy scene, where thou wert fairest of the fair?

CHORUS

Where thou art fairest, where thou art fairest, where thou vert fairest of the fair?

O Nanny when thou'rt far awa, wilt thou not cast a wish behind?