THE GINGERBREAD MAN
A NEW COMIC SONG
AS SUNG BY MR. W.H. WILLLIAMS
AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE.
WORDS WRITTEN & MUSIC ARRANGED
by
Mr. J. B. Dobney.
New York
Published by Endicot, 350 Broadway


THE GINGERBREAD MAN.

An oddity in Broadway may be seen about midday,
a glutton after gingerbread at least the folk so say,
His stature is of middle size, his coat it looks quite brown,
From heat and dust and snow and rain as he walks up and down.

Oh old gingerbread, you cormorant old gingerbread,
how can you gnaw, and suff your craw, with pockets full of gingerbread.

There's no one know e're he goes, or can account from when he came,
Or make out where he calls his home, or even tell what is his name
He does appear a nondescript and never dresses lie a fop
A Wag remoaked he thought hime like a wander gigerbread bakers shop

Oh, old gingerbread &c.

It is remaked that he of late, is fond of sucking candy,
And mixes with the high and low, the ragged and the dandy,
He is not over cautions, as he walks, who he may bump,
When he turn round to quench his thirst at any public pump.

Oh, old gingerbread &c.

His odd appearance makes one think him like a fortune teller
And if it rains in torrents, he'll not use and umbrella,
For one he was so keenly shaved in yankee land a-loof
When buying and umbrell, that was far from water proof,

Oh old gingerbread &c.

I caution all the ladies that may promenade up town
To keep a sharp look out for him, or they will get knocked down,
For when he undertakes a race, for wager or for fun,
He goes a head, a killing pace out-stripping ev'ry one.

Oh old gingerbread &c.

The Temperance society, and Grahamites may claim
This lump of pure made gingerbread and christen him with a name
By some he's termed the Wand'ring Jew, and well performs heis part
By others called the Aurong Zebe the Master of Black Art

Oh old gingerbread &c.

It has been said that he's insane by that's no general rate,
Because the adage may be used that he's more knave than fool
He has some sparks left in his frame, of pride and consequence
But for a pair of pantaloons, why not lay by some pence.

Oh old gingerbread &c.

Old gingerbread should have a coat its colour a snuffy brown,
And then the Boys would be quite pleased and haunt him up and down
But if he eats his gingerbread and sucks his candy well,
We'll say no more of gingerbread but let him bear the bell.
In gorandizeing gingerbread, he solely lives on gingerb read
How he can gnaw and move his jaw and cram in lots of gingerbread.

John Hopkins University, Levi sheet music collection online.

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