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Thread #147952 Message #3432120
Posted By: GUEST,Lighter
06-Nov-12 - 09:47 PM
Thread Name: Randy Dandy O
Subject: RE: Randy Dandy O
THE NEW PORTABLE PILLORY. A late Adventure rhymified.
Air.—"Giovanni's leading his usual life."
Last Saturday night, as a man In a gig, Hey, randy dandy O, From Norwich returned, with a drop in his wig, With his galloping, randy dandy, O!
II.
As he cantered on gaily by Forehoe wood Hey, randy dandy, O. He was robbed of his cash by a very new mode, With his galloping, randy dandy, O!
III.
First a rope slung slyly across the place, Hey, randy dandy, O, Rather unceremoniously greeted his face, And caused him to come to a stand-ie, O!
IV. Then up jumps a fellow behind his back, Hey, randy dandy, O, With a long wooden pincers he throttled his neck, With bis galloping, randy dandy, O !
Some stiffen their cravats with wire plastic, Hay, randy dandy, O! And some with thin whalebone so smooth and
elastic, Sing, galloping randy dandy, O! XI.
But of all the stlfTeners that dandy e 'er wore, Hey, randy dandy, O, Who e'er beard of a stlffener of timber before ? I appeal to any dandy, O ! Descend all ye Spirits that ever yet spread The dominion of Humbug o'er land and V. o'er sea, Zounds, sir! he exclaims, you've forgotten Descend on our B-tt-rw-rth's biblical head, your cravat, Thrice-Great, Bibliopolist, Saint, and m ' Hey, randy dandy, O, Here's a new patent stock, you are to bave it, Provided you tip like a dandy, O!
VI. Poor Caddrivold sat with his head in the fork, Hey, randy dandy, O, Just like Mr. Dilberry drawing the cork, With his galloping randy dandy, O !
VII. Thought be—had I got but my pocket artillery, Hey, rnndy dandy, O ; You should soon have a stiffening pill for your pillory, Sweeter than sugar candy, O ! VIII. Yet rinding himself in no humour for joking, Hey, randy dandy, O, He tipped up the dibs, just to save him from
.OJ • Sing, galloping randy dandy, O! IX. Then freed from the pincers so lithe and so lim berry, Hey, randy dandy, O, He cantered away Ave pounds lighter to Kimberly, Galloping randy dandy, O!