Tony Wilkinson Arranger, Composer, Publisher United Kingdom, Wroxham Artist page : http://www.free-scores.com/Download-PDF-Sheet-Music-tonywilkinson.htm About the piece Title: The Vicar of Bray Composer: Anonymous Arranger: Wilkinson, Tony Copyright: Creative Commons Licence 4.0 Publisher: Wilkinson, Tony Instrumentation: Piano solo Style: Traditional Comment: Typeset score. Tony Wilkinson on free-scores.com • listen to the audio • share your interpretation • comment • contact the artist First added the : 2019-10-09 Last update : 2019-10-09 01:47:43 Piano The Vicar of Bray Anon. c. 17th Lively f 6 12 1. In good King Charles' golden days, 3. When William our Deliverer came, 5. When George in Pudding time came o'er, When loyalty no harm meant, To heal the Nation's Grievance, And Moderate Men looked big, Sir, A zealous high church man I was, King declared, to ease the nation's grievance, My Principles I chang'd once more, And so I gain'd preferment. I turned the Cat in Pan again, And so became a Whig, Sir. Unto my flock I daily preach'd, And swore to him allegiance: And thus Preferment I procur'd, Kings are by God appointed, Old principles I did revoke, From our Faith's great Defender And damned are those who dare resist, Set conscience at a distance, And almost every day abjur'd or touch the Lord's annointed. Passive obedience is a joke, The Pope, and the Pretender. A jest is non-resistance. (Chorus) (chorus) And this is law, I will maintain (Chorus) Until my dying day, sir. 6. The Illustrious House of Hanover, That whatsoever King may reign, And Protestant succession, I will be the Vicar of Bray, sir! To these I lustily will swear, 4. When Royal Anne became our Queen, Whilst they can keep possession: Then Church of England's Glory, 2. When royal James possessed the crown, For in my Faith, and Loyalty, Another face of things was seen, And popery grew in fashion: I never once will faulter, And I became a Tory: The penal law I shouted down, But George, my lawful king shall be, Occasional Conformists base And read the Declaration: Except the Times shou'd alter. I Damn'd, and Moderation, The Church of Rome I found would fit And thought the Church in danger was, Full well my Constitution, (Chorus) From such Prevarication. And I had been a Jesuit, But for the Revolution. (Chorus) (Chorus) Transcription by Tony Wilkinson 2019..