The Comus of the Mart and Ring,
Who--winks the other eye?

Say, boys, is Cunning's promise good,
When she winks the other eye?
Noodledom seeks her neighbourhood,
And winks _its_ other eye.
For no one winks so freely as a fool who _thinks_ he's sly;
The dupe of deeper knavery smirks in shallow mimicry
Of the smirking JERRY DIDDLER who is sucking him so dry,
And who winks the other eye.

_Chorus_.--Say, boys, now is the Wink a thing
Worthy of worship; will you fling
Your caps in air for the Knave-King
Who--winks the other eye?

The Politician plucks his geese,
Then he winks the other eye.
Brazen Fraud steals Trade's Golden Fleece,
Then he winks the other eye.
_Autolycus_ pipes ballads; public pockets are his aim;
_Rabagas_ raves of "liberty"; advancement is his game;
And when their dupes aren't looking all these rogues do just the same,
They--wink the other eye!

_Chorus_.--Say, boys, pæans will you sing
To winking harpies all a-wing
To prey on fools; who steal, and sting,
And--wink the other eye?