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neighbouring state ´ A remarkably neighbouring state。
;TIPPY´WIPPITY TOL´THE´ROL´LOO�察 �She would pickle
deliciously cold ´ And her four pretty Amazons�察�too�察�Are enticing�察�and not
very old ´ Twenty´seven is not very old。
;There is neat little TITTY´FOL´LEH�察 �There is rollicking TRAL´
THE´RAL´LAH�察 �There is jocular WAGGETY´WEH�察 �There is musical
DOH´REH´MI´FAH ´ There's the nightingale DOH´REH´MI´FAH� ─�
So the forces of BUNGALEE BOO Marched forth in a terrible row�察�
And the ladies who fought for QUEEN LOO Prepared to encounter the foe
´ This dreadful�察�insatiate foe� �
But they sharpened no weapons at all�察�And they poisoned no arrows ´
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not they� �They made ready to conquer or fall In a totally different way ´
An entirely different way。
With a crimson and pearly´white dye They endeavoured to make
themselves fair�察�With black they encircled each eye�察�And with yellow they
painted their hair ��It was wool�察�but they thought it was hair��。
And the forces they met in the field�此� And the men of KING BORRIA
said�察 �Amazonians�察�immediately yield� ─�And their arrows they drew to the
head ´ Yes�察�drew them right up to the head。
But jocular WAGGETY´WEH Ogled DOODLE´DUM´DEY ��which
was wrong���察�And neat little TITTY´FOL´LEH Said�察 �TOOTLE´TUM�察�you
go along� �You naughty old dear�察�go along� ─�
And rollicking TRAL´THE´RAL´LAH Tapped ALACK´A´DEY´AH
with her fan�察�And musical DOH´REH´MI´FAH Said�察 �PISH�察�go away�察�you
bad man� �Go away�察�you delightful young man� ─�
And the Amazons simpered and sighed�察�And they ogled�察�and giggled�察�
and flushed�察�And they opened their pretty eyes wide�察�And they chuckled�察�
and flirted�察�and blushed ��At least�察�if they could�察�they'd have blushed��。
But haughty PISH´TUSH´POOH´BAH Said�察 �ALACK´A´DEY�察�what
does this mean�拭─�And despairing ALACK´A´DEY´AH Said�察 �They think
us uncommonly green� �Ha� �ha� �most uncommonly green� ─�
Even blundering DOODLE´DUM´DEY Was insensible quite to their
leers�察�And said good little TOOTLE´TUM´TEH�察 �It's your blood we desire�察�
pretty dears ´ We have come for our dinners�察�my dears� ─�
And the Queen of the Amazons fell To BORRIA BUNGALEE BOO�察 �
In a mouthful he gulped�察�with a yell�察�TIPPY´WIPPITY TOL´THE´ROL´
LOO ´ The pretty QUEEN TOL´THE´ROL´LOO。
And neat little TITTY´FOL´LEH Was eaten by PISH´POOH´BAH�察�
And light´hearted WAGGETY´WEH By dismal ALACK´A´DEY´AH ´
Despairing ALACK´A´DEY´AH。
And rollicking TRAL´THE´RAL´LAH Was eaten by DOODLE´
DUM´DEY�察�And musical DOH´REH´MI´FAH By good little TOOTLE´
DUM´TEH ´ Exemplary TOOTLE´TUM´TEH� �
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Ballad�此�The Periwinkle Girl
I've often thought that headstrong youths Of decent education�察�
Determine all´important truths�察�With strange precipitation。
The ever´ready victims they�察 �Of logical illusions�察 �And in a self´
assertive way They jump at strange conclusions。
Now take my case�此 �Ere sorrow could My ample forehead wrinkle�察�I
had determined that I should Not care to be a winkle。
;A winkle�察─ �I would oft advance With readiness provoking�察 �Can
seldom flirt�察�and never dance�察�Or soothe his mind by smoking。;
In short�察�I spurned the shelly joy�察�And spoke with strange decision ´
Men pointed to me as a boy Who held them in derision。
But I was young ´ too young�察�by far ´ Or I had been more wary�察�I knew
not then that winkles are The stock´in´trade of MARY。
I had not watched her sunlight blithe As o'er their shells it dances ´ I've
seen those winkles almost writhe Beneath her beaming glances。
Of slighting all the winkly brood I surely had been chary�察 �If I had
known they formed the food And stock´in´trade of MARY。
Both high and low and great and small Fell prostrate at her tootsies�察�
They all were noblemen�察�and all Had balances at COUTTS'S。
Dukes with the lovely maiden dealt�察 �DUKE BAILEY and DUKE
HUMPHY�察�Who ate her winkles till they felt Exceedingly uncomfy。
DUKE BAILEY greatest wealth computes�察�And sticks�察�they say�察�at no´
thing�察�He wears a pair of golden boots And silver underclothing。
DUKE HUMPHY�察�as I understand�察�Though mentally acuter�察�His boots
are only silver�察�and His underclothing pewter。
A third adorer had the girl�察 �A man of lowly station ´ A miserable
grov'ling Earl Besought her approbation。
This humble cad she did refuse With much contempt and loathing�察�He
wore a pair of leather shoes And cambric underclothing� �
;Ha� �ha� ─�she cried。 ;Upon my word� �Well�察�really ´ come�察�I never� �
Oh�察�go along�察�it's too absurd� �My goodness� �Did you ever�拭�
;Two Dukes would Mary make a bride�察�And from her foes defend her;
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´ ;Well�察�not exactly that�察─�they cried�察 �We offer guilty splendour。
;We do not offer marriage rite�察 �So please dismiss the notion� ─ �Oh
dear�察─�said she�察 �that alters quite The state of my emotion。;
The Earl he up and says�察�says he�察 �Dismiss them to their orgies�察�For I
am game to marry thee Quite reg'lar at St。 George's。;
��He'd had�察�it happily befell�察�A decent education�察�His views would have
befitted well A far superior station。��
His sterling worth had worked a cure�察�She never heard him grumble�察�
She saw his soul was good and pure�察�Although his rank was humble。
Her views of earldoms and their lot�察�All underwent expansion ´ Come�察�
Virtue in an earldom's cot� �Go�察�Vice in ducal mansion� �
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Ballad�此�Thomson Green And
Harriet Hale ��To be sung to the Air of
;An 'Orrible Tale。;��
Oh list to this incredible tale Of THOMSON GREEN and HARRIET
HALE�察 �Its truth in one remark you'll sum ´ ;Twaddle twaddle twaddle
twaddle twaddle twaddle twum� ─�
Oh�察�THOMSON GREEN was an auctioneer�察�And made three hundred
pounds a year�察 �And HARRIET HALE�察 �most strange to say�察 �Gave
pianoforte lessons at a sovereign a day。
Oh�察 �THOMSON GREEN�察 �I may remark�察 �Met HARRIET HALE in
Regent's Park�察 �Where he�察 �in a casual kind of way�察 �Spoke of the
extraordinary beauty of the day。
They met again�察�and strange�察�though true�察�He courted her for a month
or two�察�Then to her pa he said�察�says he�察 �Old man�察�I love your daughter
and your daughter worships me� ─�
Their names were regularly banned�察�The wedding day was settled�察�and
I've ascertained by dint of search They were married on the quiet at St。
Mary Abbot's Church。
Oh�察�list to this incredible tale Of THOMSON GREEN and HARRIET
HALE�察 �Its truth in one remark you'll sum ´ ;Twaddle twaddle twaddle
twaddle twaddle twaddle twum� ─�
That very self´same afternoon They started on their honeymoon�察�And
��oh�察�astonishment�。� took flight To a pretty little cottage close to Shanklin�察�
Isle of Wight。
But now ´ you'll doubt my word�察 �I know ´ In a month they both
returned�察 �and lo� �Astounding fact� �this happy pair Took a gentlemanly
residence in Canonbury Square� �
They led a weird and reckless life�察�They dined each day�察�this man and
wife ��Pray disbelieve it�察�if you please���察�On a joint of meat�察�a pudding�察�and
a little bit of cheese。
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In time came those maternal joys Which take the form of girls or boys�察�
And strange to say of each they'd one ´ A tiddy´iddy daughter�察�and a tiddy´
iddy son� �
Oh�察�list to this incredible tale Of THOMSON GREEN and HARRIET
HALE�察 �Its truth in one remark you'll sum ´ ;Twaddle twaddle twaddle
twaddle twaddle twaddle twum� ─�
My name for truth is gone�察 �I fear�察 �But�察 �monstrous as it may appear�察�
They let their drawing´room one day To an eligible person in the cotton´
broking way。
Whenever THOMSON GREEN fell sick His wife called in a doctor�察�
quick�察 �From whom some words like these would come ´ FIAT MIST。
SUMENDUM HAUSTUS�察�in a COCHLEYAREUM。
For thirty years this curious pair Hung out in Canonbury Square�察�And
somehow�察�wonderful to say�察�They loved each other dearly in a quiet sort of
way。
Well�察�THOMSON GREEN fell ill and died�察�For just a year his widow
cried�察 �And then her heart she gave away To the eligible lodger in the
cotton´broking way。
Oh�察�list to this incredible tale Of THOMSON GREEN and HARRIET
HALE�察 �Its truth in one remark you'll sum ´ ;Twaddle twaddle twaddle
twaddle twaddle twaddle twum� ─�
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Ballad�此�Bob Polter
BOB POLTER was a navvy�察�and His hands were coarse�察�and dirty too�察�
His homely face was rough and tanned�察�His time of life was thirty´two。
He lived among a working clan ��A wife he hadn't got at all���察�A decent�察�
steady�察�sober man