Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. "Now is gossip put on trial" (Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Rector, Keene, Swallow, Chorus)

Ho! This most important flight!
Ho! The rumoured pirate fare!
Ho! A shout, and in the wind
Sweep victorious through the land!
Ho! The lion ship of war!
Ho! If they've cheated, we shall gnaw!
We shall strike and strike to hear
And the slaughter of the sea!
Ho! The whispirers stand firm!
Ho! Confronted by the firm!
In the track denied that night
Was the lucky track for life!