Of all the knights of England

Of all the knights of England, That ever in armor shone, The boldest and the truest heart Was that of brave Sir John. He had pass’d through perils on the land, And perils on the sea, And oftentimes confronted death In Gaul and Germany; And many a Transylvanian Could point to the spot and show Where the boldest of the Turkish knights Were by his hand laid low. And when confined in dungeons, Or driven as a slave, The rescue, that his own arm brought, Proved well Sir John was brave.