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Thread #147952 Message #3432124
Posted By: GUEST,Lighter
06-Nov-12 - 10:04 PM
Thread Name: Randy Dandy O
Subject: RE: Randy Dandy O
Ignore that. Try again:
This is from "The Spirit of the Times" (London) (May 6, 1826), p. 466. An illustration on the previous page shows the robbery in progress. A robber is restraining the struggling victim by catching his neck from behind in large wooden pincers:
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 his galloping, randy dandy, O!
V.
Zounds, sir! he exclaims, you've forgotten your cravat. Hey, randy dandy, O, Here's a new patent stock, you are welcome to have 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 he—had I got but my pocket artillery, Hey, randy dandy, O; You should soon have a stiffening pill for your pillory, Sweeter than sugar candy, O!
VIII.
Yet finding himself in no humour for joking, Hey, randy dandy, O, He tipped up the dibs, just to save him from choking, Sing, galloping randy dandy, O!
IX. Then freed from the pincers so lithe and so limberly, Hey, randy dandy, O, He cantered away five pounds lighter to Kimberly, Galloping randy dandy, O!
MORAL REFLECTION.
X.
Some stiffen their cravats with wire made plastic, Hey, randy dandy, O! And some with thin whalebone so smooth and elastic, Sing, galloping randy dandy, O!
XI.
But of all the stiffeners that dandy e'er wore, Hey, randy dandy, O, Who e'er heard of a stiffener of timber before? I appeal to any dandy, O!