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The Bab Ballads
The Bab Ballads
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W。 S。 Gilbert
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Ballad�此 �Mister William
Oh�察 �listen to the tale of MISTER WILLIAM�察 �if you please�察 �Whom
naughty�察�naughty judges sent away beyond the seas。 He forged a party's
will�察 �which caused anxiety and strife�察 �Resulting in his getting penal
servitude for life。
He was a kindly goodly man�察 �and naturally prone�察 �Instead of taking
others' gold�察�to give away his own。 But he had heard of Vice�察�and longed
for only once to strike ´ To plan ONE little wickedness ´ to see what it was
like。
He argued with himself�察 �and said�察 �A spotless man am I�察 �I can't be
more respectable�察�however hard I try� �For six and thirty years I've always
been as good as gold�察�And now for half an hour I'll plan infamy untold� �
;A baby who is wicked at the early age of one�察�And then reforms ´ and
dies at thirty´six a spotless son�察 �Is never�察 �never saddled with his
babyhood's defect�察�But earns from worthy men consideration and respect。
;So one who never revelled in discreditable tricks Until he reached the
comfortable age of thirty´six�察�May then for half an hour perpetrate a deed
of shame�察�Without incurring permanent disgrace�察�or even blame。
;That babies don't commit such crimes as forgery is true�察�But little sins
develop�察 �if you leave 'em to accrue�察 �And he who shuns all vices as
successive seasons roll�察�Should reap at length the benefit of so much self´
control。
;The common sin of babyhood ´ objecting to be drest ´ If you leave it
to accumulate at compound interest�察 �For anything you know�察 �may
represent�察�if you're alive�察�A burglary or murder at the age of thirty´five。
;Still�察�I wouldn't take advantage of this fact�察�but be content With some
pardonable folly ´ it's a mere experiment。 The greater the temptation to go
wrong�察�the less the sin�察�So with something that's particularly tempting I'll
begin。
;I would not steal a penny�察�for my income's very fair ´ I do not want a
penny ´ I have pennies and to spare ´ And if I stole a penny from a money´
bag or till�察�The sin would be enormous ´ the temptation being NIL。
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;But if I broke asunder all such pettifogging bounds�察 �And forged a
party's Will for ��say�� Five Hundred Thousand Pounds�察 �With such an
irresistible temptation to a haul�察�Of course the sin must be infinitesimally
small。
;There's WILSON who is dying ´ he has wealth from Stock and rent ´
If I divert his riches from their natural descent�察�I'm placed in a position to
indulge each little whim。; So he diverted them ´ and they�察�in turn�察�diverted
him。
Unfortunately�察 �though�察 �by some unpardonable flaw�察 �Temptation isn't
recognized by Britain's Common Law�察 �Men found him out by some
peculiarity of touch�察 �And WILLIAM got a ;lifer�察─ �which annoyed him
very much。
For�察�ah� �he never reconciled himself to life in gaol�察�He fretted and he
pined�察�and grew dispirited and pale�察�He was numbered like a cabman�察�too�察�
which told upon him so That his spirits�察 �once so buoyant�察 �grew
uncomfortably low。
And sympathetic gaolers would remark�察 �It's very true�察�He ain't been
brought up common�察�like the likes of me and you。; So they took him into
hospital�察�and gave him mutton chops�察�And chocolate�察�and arrowroot�察�and
buns�察�and malt and hops。
Kind Clergymen�察�besides�察�grew interested in his fate�察�Affected by the
details of his pitiable state。 They waited on the Secretary�察�somewhere in
Whitehall�察�Who said he would receive them any day they liked to call。
;Consider�察�sir�察�the hardship of this interesting case�此�A prison life brings
with it something very like disgrace�察 �It's telling on young WILLIAM�察�
who's reduced to skin and bone ´ Remember he's a gentleman�察�with money
of his own。
;He had an ample income�察�and of course he stands in need Of sherry
with his dinner�察�and his customary weed�察�No delicacies now can pass his
gentlemanly lips ´ He misses his sea´bathing and his continental trips。
;He says the other prisoners are commonplace and rude�察�He says he
cannot relish uncongenial prison food。 When quite a boy they taught him
to distinguish Good from Bad�察�And other educational advantages he's had。
;A burglar or garotter�察 �or�察 �indeed�察 �a common thief Is very glad to
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batten on potatoes and on beef�察�Or anything�察�in short�察�that prison kitchens
can afford�察 � A cut above the diet in a common workhouse ward。
;But beef and mutton´broth don't seem to suit our WILLIAM'S whim�察�
A boon to other prisoners ´ a punishment to him。 It never was intended
that the discipline of gaol Should dash a convict's spirits�察�sir�察�or make him
thin or pale。;
;Good Gracious Me� ─ �that sympathetic Secretary cried�察 �Suppose in
prison fetters MISTER WILLIAM should have died� �Dear me�察�of course� �
Imprisonment for LIFE his sentence saith�此�I'm very glad you mentioned it
´ it might have been For Death� �
;Release him with a ticket ´ he'll be better then�察�no doubt�察�And tell him
I apologize。; So MISTER WILLIAM'S out。 I hope he will be careful in
his manuscripts�察�I'm sure�察�And not begin experimentalizing any more。
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Ballad�此 �The Bumboat Woman's
Story
I'm old�察 �my dears�察 �and shrivelled with age�察�and work�察�and grief�察 �My
eyes are gone�察 �and my teeth have been drawn by Time�察 �the Thief� �For
terrible sights I've seen�察 �and dangers great I've run ´ I'm nearly seventy
now�察�and my work is almost done� �
Ah� �I've been young in my time�察�and I've played the deuce with men� �
I'm speaking of ten years past ´ I was barely sixty then�此�My cheeks were
mellow and soft�察�and my eyes were large and sweet�察�POLL PINEAPPLE'S
eyes were the standing toast of the Royal Fleet� �
A bumboat woman was I�察�and I faithfully served the ships With apples
and cakes�察 �and fowls�察 �and beer�察 �and halfpenny dips�察 �And beef for the
generous mess�察 �where the officers dine at nights�察 �And fine fresh
peppermint drops for the rollicking midshipmites。
Of all the kind commanders who anchored in Portsmouth Bay�察�By far
the sweetest of all was kind LIEUTENANT BELAYE。' LIEUTENANT
BELAYE commanded the gunboat HOT CROSS BUN�察 �She was seven
and thirty feet in length�察�and she carried a gun。
With a laudable view of enhancing his country's naval pride�察 �When
people inquired her size�察�LIEUTENANT BELAYE replied�察 �Oh�察�my ship�察�
my ship is the first of the Hundred and Seventy´ ones� ─�Which meant her
tonnage�察�but people imagined it meant her guns。
Whenever I went on board he would beckon me down below�察 �Come
down�察�Little Buttercup�察�come; ��for he loved to call me so���察�And he'd tell of
the fights at sea in which he'd taken a part�察 �And so LIEUTENANT
BELAYE won poor POLL PINEAPPLE'S heart� �
But at length his orders came�察 �and he said one day�察 �said he�察 �I'm
ordered to sail with the HOT CROSS BUN to the German Sea。; And the
Portsmouth maidens wept when they learnt the evil day�察 �For every
Portsmouth maid loved good LIEUTENANT BELAYE。
And I went to a back back street�察�with plenty of cheap cheap shops�察�
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And I bought an oilskin hat and a second´hand suit of slops�察�And I went to
LIEUTENANT BELAYE ��and he never suspected ME�。� And I entered
myself as a chap as wanted to go to sea。
We sailed that afternoon at the mystic hour of one�察 � Remarkably nice
young men were the crew of the HOT CROSS BUN�察�I'm sorry to say that
I've heard that sailors sometimes swear�察�But I never yet heard a BUN say
anything wrong�察�I declare。
When Jack Tars meet�察 �they meet with a ;Messmate�察 �ho� �What
cheer�拭─�But here�察�on the HOT CROSS BUN�察�it was ;How do you do�察�my
dear�拭─�When Jack Tars growl�察�I believe they growl with a big big D´ But
the strongest oath of the HOT CROSS BUNS was a mild ;Dear me� ─�
Yet�察�though they were all well´bred�察�you could scarcely call them slick�此�
Whenever a sea was on�察�they were all extremely sick�察�And whenever the
weather was calm�察�and the wind was light and fair�察�They spent more time
than a sailor should on his back back hair。
They certainly shivered and shook when ordered aloft to run�察�And they
screamed when LIEUTENANT BELAYE discharged his only gun。 And as
he was proud of his gun ´ such pride is hardly wrong ´ The Lieutenant was
blazing away at intervals all day long。
They all agreed very well�察�though at times you heard it said That BILL
had a way of his own of making his lips look red ´ That JOE looked quite
his age ´ or somebody might declare That BARNACLE'S long pig´t
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