Subject: Euphy's Coronation
From:
*Conrad Bladey Peasant-Inactive
Date: 30 Jul 00 - 01:44 PM
Euphy's Coronation.
Tune- Arthur M'Bride To the Fish-market we are ganning--the queen is proclaim'd!
And Euphy's their choice, for beauty lang fam'd--
They've geen her full pow'r, now she's justly ordain'd;
So they've gyen to crown honest and Euphy!
The market was crowded the queen for to view--
Euphy sat for promotion, drest up wi' new;
The procession appear'd, bearing the flag--a true blue!
And then they surrounded aud Euphy. The procession was headed by Barbara bell,
He was follow'd by chuckle-head Chancellor Kell--
Mally Ogle appear'd wi' a barrel o' hyell,
To drink to the health of and Euphy.
Honest Blind Willie, tee, gaw them a call--
There was great Bouncing Bet, Billy Hush, and Rag Sall,
The Babe o' the Wood, with Putty-mouth Mall,
A' went to crown honest aud Euphy. There was a grand invitation for byeth great and sma'--
Her subjects assembled, did loudly hurra!--
She was nobly supported by bauld Dolly Raw,
At the crowning of honest and Euphy;
But Ralphy the Hawk was in prey for a job,
Wiv his small quarter-sstaff, wish'd to silence the mob--
He was silenc'd when he gat the beer-barrel tiv his gob,
At the crowning of honest and Euphy. Ephy and Madge were the gaze i' the show,
They were lang loudly cheer'd by the famous Jim Bo;-
To preserve peace and order there was barrel-bagg'd Joe,
At the crowning of honest and Euphy.
To make an oration was the Chancellor's wish,
While his turbot-head sweel'd like a smoking het dish;
Bauld Dolly Raw stopt his gob wi' a cod fish,
At the crowning of honest and Euphy. By great Billy Hush, Euphy queen was declar'd!
To move frae the market her subjects prepar'd;
To the auld Custom-house the procession repair'd,
To drink at the cost of aud Euphy.
Fine Barbara Bell grand music did play,
Which elevated the spirits of young Bella G--y,
Keep your tail up! she wad sing a' the way,
At the crowning of honest and Euphy. To lead off the ball, for the queen they did cry,
To please all her people, she was there to comply;
Peggy Grundy would follow, wi' Big Bob and X Y,
To assist in the dance wi' Queen Euphy.
The dancing was ended down to dine they a' sat;
Roast beef and pig-cheek-- a good swig follow'd that;
the fragments were reserv'd in Chancellor Kell's hat,
At the crowning of honest and Euphy. The Chancellor's gob was beginning to swet,
He swill'd it away till he gat ower wet,
He was led to the Tower by young Beagle Bet,
Frae the crowingin of honest and Euphy:
Bella Roy was beginning to produce all her slack--
She was tuen hyem on a barrow, by wise Basket Jack;
The sport was weel relish'd by Billy the Black,
At the crowning of honest and Euphy. A speech was now myed frae the queen, i' the chari--
To study their good she would take a great care;
They aw had her blessing--what could she say mair?
God bless the Queen, honest and Euphy!
Wi' cheers for the Queen, the house oft did ring--
By their humble request she the Keel-row did sing;
They a' happy retir'd, wi' God save the King!
Frae the crowning of honest and Euphy. Thomas Marshall -In: The Newcastle Song Book or Tyne-Side Songster., W&T Fordyce
Newcastle Upon Tyne.
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