They hold their public meetings where

Our most renowned patriots stand,

One among the birds of the air,

A stumpier on either hand;

And all the popular statesmen say

That purity built up the state

And after kept it from decay;

Admonish us to cling to that

And let all base ambition be,

For intellect would make us proud

And pride bring in impurity:

The three old rascals laugh aloud.