Let Us Take the Road

Let Us Take the Road

By John Gay

Let us take the road.

Hark! I hear the sound of coaches!

The hour of attack approaches,

To your arms, brave boys, and load.

See the ball I hold!

Let the chemists toil like asses,

Our fire their fir surpasses

And turns all our lead to gold.

MLA Citation for Video

"Let us take the road" from The Beggar's Opera. Dir. Thomas Petiet. Youtube: "Let us take the road" from The Beggar's Opera. 1 Aug. 2010. 4 May 2011 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-75ULrewWs>.


MLA Citation for Poem

Roberts, Edgar V., and Darlene Stock. Stotler. "Let Us Take the Road." Literature an Introduction to Reading and Writing. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson / Prentice Hall, 2008. 566. Print.