sung by Mr. Vernon in the character of Cymon

You gave me last week a young linnet
Shut up in a fine golden cage,
Yet how sad the poor thing was within it,
Oh how did it flutter and rage!
Then he moped and he pined
That his wings were confined
Till I opened the door of his den;
Then so merry was he,
And because he was free,
He came to his cage back again.