London and England Triumphant: At the Proclaiming of King Charles the Second, by both the Houses of Parliament, the Judges of the Land: with the Lord Mayor, the Court of Aldermen, and Council of the City, as it was performed with great Solemnity, and loud Acclamations of joy by the people in general. May the 8th, 1660.  
To the Tune of, I am a Jovial bachelor.  

 
 

ENgland cast off thy mourning,  
redemption now draws near  
The Sun begins to shine again  
and every thing looks clear,  
Thou now hast hit the mark at which  
thou hast so often aimed,   

For Royal Charles the Second  
is happily proclaimed.   

This is the greatest general joy  
I think, that ever was,  
And as miraculous a day  
as ere was brought to pass,  
In less than six months' time it was  
dangerous to have him named,   

Yet now King Charles the Second, &c.   

A valiant and more virtuous Prince  
England could never boast  
Circled about with providence  
sent from the Lord of Host  
Witness the 'scape at Worster,  
so worthy to be named   

But good King Charles the Second, &c.   

Our wise Astrologers foretold  
the King should ne'er come home  
lily and Booker were too bold  
to write a Prince his doom  
'Twas not for want of ignorance,  
but now their Art is maimed   

For good King Charles the Second, &c.   

Shopkeepers might have shut up shops  
cause Trading did decay  
But since they are in better hopes  
they shut up shops for joy  
For now they have all things  
for which their wishes aimed   

Since Royal Charles the Second, &c.   

Our schismatics look sourly  
to see our cause of joy  
If it did in their power lie  
they would the Cause destroy  
Their pride, their grand hypocrisses  
and treacheries are tamed,   

Since Royal Charles the Second  
is England's King proclaimed.    

The second part  
to the same Tune  
 

But our Loyal Nobility  
and Gentry too, may say,  
This is a great deliverance,  
just at the latter day,  
When as the King in sorrow sat  
and kingdom was inflamed,   

God raised him to a Throne of State  
For now the King's proclaimed.   

The Royal Clergy have been starved  
beheaded and undone,  
Whilst Weavers, and whilst cobblers did  
into their Pulpits run,  
Where Blasphemy was daily taught,  
and things not to be named   

Till good King Charles the Second  
was royally proclaimed.   

The Law and sacred Gospel too  
were both Malignants grown  
They use our Lands, as if we had  
no title to our own,  
Rebellion was a Babe of Grace  
and Loyalty was blamed   

Till good King Charles the Second  
was lawfully proclaimed.   

The Church of England was abused  
Grossly by such as those  
Our Apron Priests made mouths at us  
our Saints sung through the Nose,  
Beloved take up arms, they cried  
and do as we have framed,   

But now even in their height of pride,  
King Charles is new proclaimed.   

If Oliver and Bradshaw had  
but lived to see this day  
Without all doubt they would run mad  
and hang themselves for joy  
If was a dreadful danting  
but for to hear him named.   

Oh! how they'd fall a canting  
to hear him King proclaimed.   

The Sun shone very brightly, yet  
the rain and hail did fly  
Which shows when lawful Sons do reign  
all hail the Heavens cry,  
The joys of all the City,  
were highly to be famed   

When Royal Charles the Second  
was lawfully proclaimed.   

With drum and trumpet, horse and foot  
and every Trained-band  
As if they meant for to go to't  
'Gainst all that dare withstand  
God save the King, all people cried  
as soon as he was named   

And thus King Charles the Second  
was royally proclaimed.   

God save the King, cry I too  
And Parliament also  
That Prince and people may unite  
and prosperously grow,  
God bless my good Lord General Monk  
may he be ever famed.   

Who was the cause that good King Charles  
the Second is proclaimed.    
FINIS.   

London, Printed for F. Grove on Snow hill. Entered according to Order.