Why on earth are men so [e. d.] impatient? Anyway, you got me off my backside and over to the CD player, and these are the no doubt rather deficient results. Any corrections gratefully accepted! - SusanneChorus:
He sang, Tay-i-adelty, tay-i-adelty tum
Still he sang, eeti-fi-adelty, tay-i-adelty tum
John Hamilton waged a wager for a hundred guineas and ten
He would go down London city and never speak but sing ?
Policemen came running and shouting, A madman's coming along
But we shall see who he is and we'll soon put an end to his song
They took him before the justice to see who he could be
He sang eeti-fi-adelty, on with his singing went he
They gave him some pens and paper to see if he would write
And he sang eeti-fi-adelty, on with his singing all night
Come running the justice's daughter, a beautiful woman was she
Saw John Hamilton singing and on him she cast her eye
Daddy go open the chamber and let the young gentleman in
See that you use him genteelly and give him a bottle of wine
John Hamilton put his hand in his pocket, he made a shilling to fly
Gave a gold ring to the lady and on with his singing went he
John Hamilton won him a wager for a hundred guineas and ten
Went out with the justice's daughter and that put an end to his song
She loved him for crackling his fingers, she loved him for singing a song
Loved him for tay-i-adelty, eeti-fi-adelty tum