The Bab Ballads by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
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page 27 of 143 (18%)
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Between the eyebrows grows,
Fell from his face, and in its place He found a Christian nose. His tangled Hebrew beard, Which to his waist came down, Was now a pair of whiskers fair-- His name ADOLPHUS BROWN! He wedded in a year That prelate's daughter JANE, He's grown quite fair--has auburn hair-- His wife is far from plain. The Troubadour A TROUBADOUR he played Without a castle wall, Within, a hapless maid Responded to his call. "Oh, willow, woe is me! Alack and well-a-day! If I were only free I'd hie me far away!" |
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