The Hobbies.

ATTENTION pray give, while of Hobbies I sing; For each has his hobby from cobler to king: On some fav'rite hobby we all get astride, And when we'er once mounted full gallop we ride. All on hobbies, All on hobbies, All on hobbies-Gee up, ge O.

Some hobbies are restive and hard for to govern, E'en just like our wives, they're so cursedly stubborn; The hobbies of scolds are their husbands to teaze, And the hobbies of lawyers are plenty of fees. All on hobbies, &c.

The boux, those sweet gentlemen's hobbies, good lack! Is to wear large poultices ty'd round their neck; And they think in the ton and the tippy they're drest, If they've breeches that reach from the ancles to chest. All on hobbies, &c.

The hobbies of sailors when safe moor'd the port, With their wives & their sweethearts to toy & to sport, When our navy's completed, their hobby shall be To show the whole world that America's free. All on hobbies, &c.

The hobbies of Soldiers, in time of great wars, Are breaches and battles, with blood wounds and scars; But in peace you'll observe that quite diff'rent the trade is- The hobbies of Soldiers in peace, are the ladies. All on hobbies, &c.

The Ladies, sweet creatures, yes, they now and then Get astride of their hobbies, aye, just like the men; With smiles and with simpers beguile us with ease; And we gallop, trot, amble e'en just as they please, All on hobbies, &c.

The American's hobby has long since been known; No tyrant or king shall from them have a throne, Their states are united-and let it be said, Their hobby is WASHINGTON, peace and free trade. All on hobbies, &c.