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only good men do�察�in fact�察�What we should think a dirty act。 

     But strangest of these social twirls�察�The girls are boys ´ the boys are 

girls� �The men are women�察�too ´ but then�察�PER CONTRA�察�women all are 

men。 



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     To one who to tradition clings This seems an awkward state of things�察�

But if to think it out you try�察�It doesn't really signify。 

     With them�察�as surely as can be�察�A sailor should be sick at sea�察�And not 

a passenger may sail Who cannot smoke right through a gale。 

     A soldier ��save by rarest luck�� Is always shot for showing pluck ��That 

is�察�if others can be found With pluck enough to fire a round��。 

     ;How strange� ─�I   said to one   I saw�察   �You quite upset our every  law。 

However can you get along So systematically wrong�拭─�

     ;Dear   me� ─  �my   mad   informant   said�察   �Have   you   no   eyes   within   your 

head�拭�You   sneer   when   you   your   hat   should   doff�此  �Why�察  �we   begin   where 

you leave off� �

     ;Your   wisest   men   are   very   far   Less   learned   than   our   babies   are� ─  �I 

mused awhile ´ and then�察�oh me� �I framed this brilliant repartee�此�

     ;Although your babes are wiser far Than our most valued sages are�察�

Your sages�察�with their toys and cots�察�Are duller than our idiots� ─�

     But this remark�察�I grieve to state�察�Came just a little bit too late For as I 

framed it in my head�察�I woke and found myself in bed。 

     Still   I   could   wish   that�察  �'stead   of   here�察  �My   lot   were   in   that   favoured 

sphere�    � Where   greatest   fools   bear off   the   bell   I   ought   to   do   extremely 

well。 



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       Ballad�此               �The Bishop Of Rum´Ti´ 

                                Foo Again 



     I   often   wonder   whether   you   Think   sometimes   of   that   Bishop�察  �who 

From black but balmy Rum´ti´Foo Last summer twelvemonth came。 Unto 

your mind I p'r'aps may bring Remembrance of the man I sing To´day�察�by 

simply mentioning That PETER was his name。 

    Remember how that holy man Came with the great Colonial clan To 

Synod�察�called Pan´Anglican�察�And kindly recollect How�察�having crossed the 

ocean wide�察�To please his flock all means he tried Consistent with a proper 

pride And manly self´respect。 

    He    only�察  �of  the  reverend    pack   Who    minister   to  Christians    black�察�

Brought any useful knowledge back To his Colonial fold。 In consequence 

a place I claim For ;PETER; on the scroll of Fame ��For PETER was that 

Bishop's name�察�As I've already told��。 

    He carried Art�察�he often said�察�To places where that timid maid ��Save by 

Colonial Bishops' aid��   Could never   hope to   roam。 The   Payne´cum´Lauri 

feat   he   taught As   he   had   learnt   it�察  �for   he   thought   The   choicest   fruits   of 

Progress ought To bless the Negro's home。 

    And he had other work to do�察�For�察�while he tossed upon the Blue�察�The 

islanders   of   Rum´ti´Foo   Forgot   their   kindly   friend。  Their   decent   clothes 

they learnt to tear ´ They learnt to   say�察 �I   do not care�察─�Though they�察  �of 

course�察�were well aware How folks�察�who say so�察�end。 

     Some sailors�察�whom he did not know�察�Had landed there not long ago�察�

And taught them ;Bother� ─�also�察 �Blow� ─。�Of wickedness the germs��。 No 

need   to   use   a   casuist's   pen   To   prove   that   they   were   merchantmen�察  �No 

sailor of the Royal N。 Would use such awful terms。 

    And so�察  �when   BISHOP  PETER   came  ��That   was   the  kindly  Bishop's 

name���察�He heard these dreadful oaths with shame�察�And chid their want of 

dress。 ��Except a shell ´ a bangle rare ´ A feather here ´ a feather there The 

South Pacific Negroes wear Their native nothingness。�� 

    He taught them that a Bishop loathes To listen to disgraceful oaths�察�He 



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gave them all his left´off clothes ´ They bent them to his will。 The Bishop's 

gift spreads   quickly  round�察  �In   PETER'S  left´off   clothes   they  bound  ��His 

three´and´twenty suits they found In fair condition still��。 

     The   Bishop's   eyes   with   water   fill�察  �Quite   overjoyed   to   find them  still 

Obedient to his sovereign will�察�And said�察 �Good Rum´ti´Foo� �Half´way I'll 

meet you�察�I declare�此�I'll dress myself in cowries rare�察�And fasten feathers in 

my hair�察�And dance the 'Cutch´chi´boo��'; ��11�� 

     And     to  conciliate    his   See    He   married     PICCADILLILLEE�察           �The 

youngest of his twenty´three�察�Tall ´ neither fat nor thin。 ��And though the 

dress   he   made   her   don   Looks   awkwardly   a   girl   upon�察  �It   was   a   great 

improvement on The one he found her in。�� 

     The Bishop in his gay canoe ��His wife�察�of course�察�went with him too�� 

To   some   adjacent   island   flew�察  �To   spend   his   honeymoon。   Some   day   in 

sunny Rum´ti´Foo A little PETER'll be on view�察�And that ��if people tell 

me true�� Is like to happen soon。 



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              Ballad�此               �A Worm Will Turn 



     I   love   a   man   who'll   smile   and   joke When   with   misfortune   crowned�察�

Who'll   pun   beneath   a   pauper's   yoke�察  �And   as   he   breaks   his   daily   toke�察�

Conundrums gay propound。 

     Just such a man was BERNARD JUPP�察�He scoffed at Fortune's frown�察�

He gaily drained his bitter cup ´ Though Fortune often threw him up�察 �It 

never cast him down。 

     Though years their share of sorrow bring�察�We know that far above All 

other   griefs�察  �are   griefs   that   spring   From   some   misfortune   happening   To 

those we really love。 

     E'en sorrow for another's woe Our BERNARD failed to quell�察�Though 

by this special form of blow No person ever suffered so�察�Or bore his grief 

so well。 

     His father�察�wealthy and well clad�察�And owning house and park�察�Lost 

every     halfpenny    he   had�察  �And    then   became     ��extremely     sad�。�   A  poor 

attorney's clerk。 

     All   sons   it   surely   would   appal�察  �Except   the   passing   meek�察  �To   see   a 

father   lose   his   all�察 �And   from   an   independence   fall   To   one   pound   ten   a 

week� �

     But   JUPP  shook   off   this   sorrow's   weight�察�And�察  �like   a   Christian   son�察�

Proved Poverty a happy fate ´ Proved Wealth to be a devil's bait�察�To lure 

poor sinners on。 

     With   other   sorrows   BERNARD   coped�察  �For   sorrows   came   in   packs�察�

His cousins with their housemaids sloped ´ His uncles forged ´ his aunts 

eloped ´ His sisters married blacks。 

     But    BERNARD�察        �far  from    murmuring      ��Exemplar�察    �friends�察  �to  us���察�

Determined to his   faith  to   cling�察  �   He   made   the best of   everything�察�And 

argued softly thus�此�

     ;'Twere harsh my uncles' forging knack Too rudely to condemn ´ My 

aunts�察�repentant�察�may come back�察�And blacks are nothing like as black As 

people colour them� ─�

     Still   Fate�察  �with   many   a   sorrow   rife�察  �Maintained   relentless   fight�此  �His 



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grandmamma next lost her life�察�Then died the mother of his wife�察�But still 

he seemed all right。 

     His   brother   fond   ��the   only   link   To   life   that   bound   him   now��   One 

morning�察�overcome by drink�察�He broke his leg ��the right�察�I think�� In some 

disgraceful row。 

     But did my BERNARD swear and curse�拭�Oh no ´ to murmur loth�察�He 

only said�察 �Go�察�get a nurse�此�Be thankful that it isn't worse�察�You might have 

broken both� ─�

     But worms who watch without concern The cockchafer on thorns�察�Or 

beetles smashed�察�themselves will turn If�察�walking through the slippery fern�察�

You tread upon their corns。 

     One night as BERNARD made his track Through Brompton home to 

bed�察�A  footpad�察  �with   a   vizor   black�察  �Took   watch   and   purse�察  �and   dealt   a 

crack On BERNARD'S saint´like head。 

     It   was   too   much   ´   his   spirit   rose�察  �He   looked   extremely   cross。   Men 

thought him steeled to mortal foes�察�But no ´ he bowed to countless blows�察�

But kicked against this loss。 

     He   finally   made   up   his   mind   Upon   his   friends   to   call�察  �Subscription 

lists   were   largely   signed�察  �For   men   were   really   glad   to   find   Him   mortal�察�

after all� �



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             Ballad�此                �The Haughty Actor 



     An   actor   ´   GIBBS�察  �of   Drury   Lane   ´   Of   very   decent   station�察  �Once 

happened   in   a   part   to   gain   Excessive   approbation�此  �It   sometimes   turns   a 

fellow's   brain And   makes   him  singularly   vain When   he   believes   that   he 

receives Tremendous approbation。 

     His great success half drove him mad�察�But no one seemed to mind him�察�

Well�察  �in   another   piece   he   had Another   part   assigned   him。 This   part   was 

smaller�察�by a bit�察�Than that in which he made a hit。 So�察�much ill´used�察�he 

straight refused To play the part assigned him。 

     * * * * * * * * 

     THAT   NIGHT         THAT      ACTOR      SLEPT�察     �AND     I'LL   ATTEMPT        TO 

TELL YOU OF THE VIVID DREAM HE DREAMT。 

     THE DREAM。 

     In fighting with   a robber band   ��A thing he  loved sincerely�� A  sword 

struck GIBBS upon the hand�察�And wounded it severely。 At first he didn't 

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