From the sheet music at the Archive of Popular American Music at UCLA:


LET'S ALL GO DOWN THE STRAND
Words and music by Harry Castling and C. W. Murphy
New York: T. B. Harms, ©1909.

1. One night half a dozen tourists
Met together in Trafalgar Square.
A fortnight's tour on the continent was planned,
And each had his portmanteau in his hand.
Down the Rhine they'd meant to have a picnic,
Till Jones said, "I must decline.
Boys, you be advised by me:
Stay away from Germany.
What's the good of going down the Rhine?

CHORUS: Let's all go down the Strand.
Let's all go down the Strand.
I'll be leader; you can march behind.
Come with me and see what we can find.
Let's all go down the Strand!
Oh! What a happy land!
That's the place for fun and noise
All among the girls and boys,
So let's all go down the Strand!"

2. One day five and twenty convicts
Sat in five and twenty little cells.
The bell then sounded ding-a-ling-a-dong.
To exercise the pris'ners came along.
Burglar Ben exclaimed to Jaggs, the warder:
"To me, sir, it's very strange.
The men are tired of going round,
Round and round the same old ground.
I propose we make a little change." CHORUS

3. Great crowds gathered round to welcome
Shackleton returning from the Pole.
The Lord Mayor welcomed all the gallant crew
And said, "My lads, I've got a treat for you.
Come with me; the Mansion House awaits you.
A banquet shall be supplied."
But a tar, in grumbling mood,
Said, "We don't want any food!"
Then he turned to Shackleton and sighed: CHORUS

4. Bill Brown, when he went to "bye-bye,"
Used to sleep as sound as any bell.
For days he'd lie like a mummy on the bed,
And once his friends all thought that he was dead.
Just for fun he let them have the fun'ral
And he quite enjoyed the ride.
When the coaches got to where
Nelson stands up in the air,
Billy popped his head out, and he cried: CHORUS