The Bab Ballads by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
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page 105 of 143 (73%)
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Yes, drew them right up to the head.
But jocular WAGGETY-WEH Ogled DOODLE-DUM-DEY (which was wrong), And neat little TITTY-FOL-LEH Said, "TOOTLE-TUM, you go along! You naughty old dear, go along!" And rollicking TRAL-THE-RAL-LAH Tapped ALACK-A-DEY-AH with her fan; And musical DOH-REH-MI-FAH Said, "PISH, go away, you bad man! Go away, you delightful young man!" And the Amazons simpered and sighed, And they ogled, and giggled, and flushed, And they opened their pretty eyes wide, And they chuckled, and flirted, and blushed (At least, if they could, they'd have blushed). But haughty PISH-TUSH-POOH-BAH Said, "ALACK-A-DEY, what does this mean?" And despairing ALACK-A-DEY-AH Said, "They think us uncommonly green! Ha! ha! most uncommonly green!" Even blundering DOODLE-DUM-DEY Was insensible quite to their leers, And said good little TOOTLE-TUM-TEH, "It's your blood we desire, pretty dears-- |
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