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Awake, my lord, and leave all meaner joys
To musicians, bards and their parasite boys.
Venus calls you; her voice obey.
In her fair arms spend night and day.
In the Inner Temple in a cell divine,
You can lay your lover in peace sublime.
John Wilkes, take your last chance tonight.

Under the moon, oh mother, make my bed soon.
The old devil always plays the best tune.
It's Hellfire Francis, Prince of Darkness,
Guard of the inverted cross.
Mother Sulphur balances and makes accounts fair
For all the young novices under her care.
John Wilkes, take your last chance tonight.

That's how the nun watched the signals and had for her pains
The abbot's playthings and other small gains.
Belladonna, mandrake and hemlock cloud
The air of the room with the lights turned down.
Lastly, they ravished fresh maidens so fair.
The noise of their revelry rent the night air.
John Wilkes, take your last chance tonight.

Was that a soixante-neuf or was it forty-five?
No lovers left alive. The Frenchman changes sides.
Orgies were a pleasure; politics a crime.
Nothing was really a pastime.
The grasp divine, the thrilling squeeze,
The Garden of Lust, the Temple of Ease,
The panting breasts and the parting knees -
How can you refuse when they offer these?
John Wilkes, take your last chance tonight.
Johnny, be good tonight.

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from Ancient And Modern: Highlights of Half​-​a​-​Century, released December 8, 2023

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