"Then was a man came fron the moon
And landed in our town, sir,
And he has sworn a solemn oath
That all but knaves must down, sir."

In Martin Parker's foregoing ballad, "When the King enjoys his own
again," there is also an allusion to the man in the moon:-

"The Man in the Moon
May wear out his shoon
By running after Charles his wain;"

as it would appear that the "Man in the Moon," was the title
assumed by an almanack-maker of the time of the Commonwealth, who,
like other astronomers and astrologers, predicted the King's
restoration. In this song the "Man o' the Moon" clearly signifies
King Charles.


The man o' the moon for ever!
The man o' the moon for ever!
We'll drink to him still
In a merry cup of ale, -
Here's the man o' the moon for ever!

The man o' the moon, here's to him!
How few there be that know him!
But we'll drink to him still
In a merry cup of ale, -