Christchurch Bells

Here are the words as published in the Second Book of the Catch Club, London, 1733 and reprinted in Keller & Schimer's The Playford Ball, p. 19.

Hark the bonny Christ Church Bells,

1,2,3,4,5,6, they sound so woundy great [woundy:very or extremely]

So wonderous sweet

And they troll so merrily merrily.

Hark, the first and second Bell,

That every day at Four and Ten,

Cries come, come, come, come, come to Pray'rs

And the Verger troops before the Dean.

Tingle, tingle, ting, goes the small bell at nine,

To call the Bearers home [bearer:probably a porter]

But de'il a man will leave his Can, [can:probably a drinking vessel]

Till he hears the mighty Tom. [See note.]

Note: According to the OED Tom is a name given generally to very large bells. In this cast, of course, it's Tom of Christchurch.