Sleep On!
FEAR no unlicensed entry,Heed no bombastic talk,While guards the British SentryPall Mall and Birdcage Walk.Let European thundersOccasion no alarms,Though diplomatic blundersMay cause a cry “To arms!”Sleep on, ye pale civilians;All thunder-clouds defy:On Europe’s countless millionsThe Sentry keeps his eye!
Should foreign-born rapscallionsIn London dare to showTheir overgrown battalions,Be sure I’ll let you know.Should Russians or NorwegiansPollute our favoured climeWith rough barbaric legions,I’ll mention it in time.So sleep in peace, civilians,The Continent defy;While on its countless millionsThe Sentry keeps his eye!