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He comes to town at Christmas´time�察�And braves its icy breath�察 �To
play in that favourite pantomime�察�HARLEQUIN LIFE AND DEATH。
A hoary flowing wig his weird Unearthly cranium caps�察 �He hangs a
long benevolent beard On a pair of empty chaps。
To smooth his ghastly features down The actor's art he cribs�察 � A long
and a flowing padded gown。 Bedecks his rattling ribs。
He cries�察 �Go on ´ begin�察�begin� �Turn on the light of lime ´ I'm dressed
for jolly Old Christmas�察�in A favourite pantomime� ─�
The curtain's up ´ the stage all black ´ Time and the year nigh sped ´
Time as an advertising quack ´ The Old Year nearly dead。
The wand of Time is waved�察�and lo� �Revealed Old Christmas stands�察�
And little children chuckle and crow�察�And laugh and clap their hands。
The cruel old scoundrel brightens up At the death of the Olden Year�察�
And he waves a gorgeous golden cup�察�And bids the world good cheer。
The little ones hail the festive King�察 � No thought can make them sad。
Their laughter comes with a sounding ring�察�They clap and crow like mad� �
They only see in the humbug old A holiday every year�察�And handsome
gifts�察�and joys untold�察�And unaccustomed cheer。
The old ones�察�palsied�察�blear�察�and hoar�察�Their breasts in anguish beat ´
They've seen him seventy times before�察�How well they know the cheat� �
They've seen that ghastly pantomime�察�They've felt its blighting breath�察�
They know that rollicking Christmas´time Meant Cold and Want and
Death�察 �
Starvation ´ Poor Law Union fare ´ And deadly cramps and chills�察�And
illness ´ illness everywhere�察�And crime�察�and Christmas bills。
They know Old Christmas well�察 �I ween�察 �Those men of ripened age�察�
They've often�察�often�察�often seen That Actor off the stage� �
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They see in his gay rotundity A clumsy stuffed´out dress ´ They see in
the cup he waves on high A tinselled emptiness。
Those aged men so lean and wan�察 �They've seen it all before�察 �They
know they'll see the charlatan But twice or three times more。
And so they bear with dance and song�察�And crimson foil and green�察�
They wearily sit�察�and grimly long For the Transformation Scene。
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Ballad�此�King Borria Bungalee Boo
KING BORRIA BUNGALEE BOO Was a man´eating African swell�察�
His sigh was a hullaballoo�察 �His whisper a horrible yell ´ A horrible�察�
horrible yell� �
Four subjects�察 �and all of them male�察 �To BORRIA doubled the knee�察�
They were once on a far larger scale�察�But he'd eaten the balance�察�you see
�─�Scale; and ;balance; is punning�察�you see��。
There was haughty PISH´TUSH´POOH´BAH�察 �There was lumbering
DOODLE´DUM´DEY�察 �Despairing ALACK´A´DEY´AH�察�And good little
TOOTLE´TUM´TEH ´ Exemplary TOOTLE´TUM´TEH。
One day there was grief in the crew�察�For they hadn't a morsel of meat�察�
And BORRIA BUNGALEE BOO Was dying for something to eat ´
;Come�察�provide me with something to eat� �
;ALACK´A´DEY�察 �famished I feel�察 �Oh�察 �good little TOOTLE´TUM´
TEH�察�Where on earth shall I look for a meal�拭�For I haven't no dinner to´
day� � Not a morsel of dinner to´day� �
;Dear TOOTLE´TUM�察�what shall we do�拭�Come�察�get us a meal�察�or�察�in
truth�察 �If you don't�察 �we shall have to eat you�察 �Oh�察 �adorable friend of our
youth� �Thou beloved little friend of our youth� ─�
And he answered�察 �Oh�察�BUNGALEE BOO�察�For a moment I hope you
will wait�察 � TIPPY´WIPPITY TOL´THE´ROL´LOO Is the Queen of a
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 writh