AND THE PARROT SAID

I lingered by a cottage door,
And a parrot said "come in, come in,"
And a parrot said "come in,"
The door was open, I walked in,
And i was standing there,
A maiden with a dimple chin,
A combing her black hair, black hair,
A combing her black hair,...
A great surpise was in her eyes,
But still she did not frown,
And as I smiled at that dear child,
The parrot said, "sit down, sit down,"
And the parrot said, "sit down."

I sat down in her father chair,
And the parrot said "kiss her, kiss her,"
And the parrot said, "kiss her,"
And the maiden did not speak
Says I, by Jove I will,
The blush which mantled to her cheek,
Made her more lovely still, still, still,
Made her more lovely still,...
And as in haste I grasped her waist,
She cried out, no, no no!
It was so nice I kissed her twice
And the parrot said, "let go, let go,"
And the parrot said, "let go,"...

Her father then came rushing in,
And the parrot said "sneak out, sneak out,"
And the parrot said, "sneak out,"
Here father's voice was like a rasp,
And swearing he began,
Then I experienced the grasp,
The grasp of an honest man, man, man,
The grasp of an honest man,....
He hit two blows upon my nose,
I feel them to this day,
As out I flew, he kicked me to,
And the parrot said, "good-day, good-day,"
And the parrot said, "good-day,"...
 

From the 1894 song "And the Parrot Said" by Percy Paxton. See sheet music online here:

 

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