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50 bab ballads-第13部分
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In City Canoodle…Dum!〃
And GOWLER he answered sadly;
〃Oh; mine is a doleful tale!
They've treated me werry badly
In Lunnon; from where I hail。
I'm one of the Family Royal …
No common Jack Tar you see;
I'm WILLIAM THE FOURTH; far up in the North;
A King in my own countree!〃
Bang…bang! How the tom…toms thundered!
Bang…bang! How they thumped this gongs!
Bang…bang! How the people wondered!
Bang…bang! At it hammer and tongs!
Alliance with Kings of Europe
Is an honour Canoodlers seek;
Her monarchs don't stop with PEPPERMINT DROP
Every day in the week!
FRED told them that he was undone;
For his people all went insane;
And fired the Tower of London;
And Grinnidge's Naval Fane。
And some of them racked St。 James's;
And vented their rage upon
The Church of St。 Paul; the Fishmongers' Hall;
And the Angel at Islington。
CALAMITY POP implored him
In his capital to remain
Till those people of his restored him
To power and rank again。
CALAMITY POP he made him
A Prince of Canoodle…Dum;
With a couple of caves; some beautiful slaves;
And the run of the royal rum。
Pop gave him his only daughter;
HUM PICKETY WIMPLE TIP:
FRED vowed that if over the water
He went; in an English ship;
He'd make her his Queen; … though truly
It is an unusual thing
For a Caribbee brat who's as black as your hat
To be wife of an English King。
And all the Canoodle…Dummers
They copied his rolling walk;
His method of draining rummers;
His emblematical talk。
For his dress and his graceful breeding;
His delicate taste in rum;
And his nautical way; were the talk of the day
In the Court of Canoodle…Dum。
CALAMITY POP most wisely
Determined in everything
To model his Court precisely
On that of the English King;
And ordered that every lady
And every lady's lord
Should masticate jacky (a kind of tobaccy);
And scatter its juice abroad。
They signified wonder roundly
At any astounding yarn;
By darning their dear eyes roundly
('T was all they had to darn)。
They 〃hoisted their slacks;〃 adjusting
Garments of plantain…leaves
With nautical twitches (as if they wore breeches;
Instead of a dress like EVE'S!)
They shivered their timbers proudly;
At a phantom forelock dragged;
And called for a hornpipe loudly
Whenever amusement flagged。
〃Hum! Golly! him POP resemble;
Him Britisher sov'reign; hum!
CALAMITY POP VON PEPPERMINT DROP;
De King of Canoodle…Dum!〃
The mariner's lively 〃Hollo!〃
Enlivened Canoodle's plain
(For blessings unnumbered follow
In Civilization's train)。
But Fortune; who loves a bathos;
A terrible ending planned;
For ADMIRAL D。 CHICKABIDDY; C。B。;
Placed foot on Canoodle land!
That rebel; he seized KING GOWLER;
He threatened his royal brains;
And put him aboard the HOWLER;
And fastened him down with chains。
The HOWLER she weighed her anchor;
With FREDERICK nicely nailed;
And off to the North with WILLIAM THE FOURTH
These horrible pirates sailed。
CALAMITY said (with folly);
〃Hum! nebber want him again …
Him civilize all of us; golly!
CALAMITY suck him brain!〃
The people; however; were pained when
They saw him aboard his ship;
But none of them wept for their FREDDY; except
HUM PICKETY WIMPLE TIP。
Ballad: THE MARTINET。
SOME time ago; in simple verse
I sang the story true
Of CAPTAIN REECE; the MANTELPIECE;
And all her happy crew。
I showed how any captain may
Attach his men to him;
If he but heeds their smallest needs;
And studies every whim。
Now mark how; by Draconic rule
And HAUTEUR ill…advised;
The noblest crew upon the Blue
May be demoralized。
When his ungrateful country placed
Kind REECE upon half…pay;
Without much claim SIR BERKELY came;
And took command one day。
SIR BERKELY was a martinet …
A stern unyielding soul …
Who ruled his ship by dint of whip
And horrible black…hole。
A sailor who was overcome
From having freely dined;
And chanced to reel when at the wheel;
He instantly confined!
And tars who; when an action raged;
Appeared alarmed or scared;
And those below who wished to go;
He very seldom spared。
E'en he who smote his officer
For punishment was booked;
And mutinies upon the seas
He rarely overlooked。
In short; the happy MANTELPIECE;
Where all had gone so well;
Beneath that fool SIR BERKELY'S rule
Became a floating hell。
When first SIR BERKELY came aboard
He read a speech to all;
And told them how he'd made a vow
To act on duty's call。
Then WILLIAM LEE; he up and said
(The Captain's coxswain he);
〃We've heard the speech your honour's made;
And werry pleased we be。
〃We won't pretend; my lad; as how
We're glad to lose our REECE;
Urbane; polite; he suited quite
The saucy MANTELPIECE。
〃But if your honour gives your mind
To study all our ways;
With dance and song we'll jog along
As in those happy days。
〃I like your honour's looks; and feel
You're worthy of your sword。
Your hand; my lad … I'm doosid glad
To welcome you aboard!〃
SIR BERKELY looked amazed; as though
He didn't understand。
〃Don't shake your head;〃 good WILLIAM said;
〃It is an honest hand。
〃It's grasped a better hand than yourn …
Come; gov'nor; I insist!〃
The Captain stared … the coxswain glared …
The hand became a fist!
〃Down; upstart!〃 said the hardy salt;
But BERKELY dodged his aim;
And made him go in chains below:
The seamen murmured 〃Shame!〃
He stopped all songs at 12 p。m。;
Stopped hornpipes when at sea;
And swore his cot (or bunk) should not
Be used by aught than he。
He never joined their daily mess;
Nor asked them to his own;
But chaffed in gay and social way
The officers alone。
His First Lieutenant; PETER; was
As useless as could be;
A helpless stick; and always sick
When there was any sea。
This First Lieutenant proved to be
His foster…sister MAY;
Who went to sea for love of he
In masculine array。
And when he learnt the curious fact;
Did he emotion show;
Or dry her tears or end her fears
By marrying her? No!
Or did he even try to soothe
This maiden in her teens?
Oh; no! … instead he made her wed
The Sergeant of Marines!
Of course such Spartan discipline
Would make an angel fret;
They drew a lot; and WILLIAM shot
This fearful martinet。
The Admiralty saw how ill
They'd treated CAPTAIN REECE;
He was restored once more aboard
The saucy MANTELPIECE。
Ballad: THE SAILOR BOY TO HIS LASS。
I GO away this blessed day;
To sail across the sea; MATILDA!
My vessel starts for various parts
At twenty after three; MATILDA。
I hardly know where we may go;
Or if it's near or far; MATILDA;
For CAPTAIN HYDE does not confide
In any 'fore…mast tar; MATILDA!
Beneath my ban that mystic man
Shall suffer; COUTE QUI COUTE; MATILDA!
What right has he to keep from me
The Admiralty route; MATILDA?
Because; forsooth! I am a youth
Of common sailors' lot; MATILDA!
Am I a man on human plan
Designed; or am I not; MATILDA?
But there; my lass; we'll let that pass!
With anxious love I burn; MATILDA。
I want to know if we shall go
To church when I return; MATILDA?
Your eyes are red; you bow your head;
It's pretty clear you thirst; MATILDA;
To name the day … What's that you say?
… 〃You'll see me further first;〃 MATILDA?
I can't mistake the signs you make;
Although you barely speak; MATILDA;
Though pure and young; you thrust your tongue
Right in your pretty cheek; MATILDA!
My dear; I fear I hear you sneer …
I do … I'm sure I do; MATILDA!
With simple grace you make a face;
Ejaculating; 〃Ugh!〃 MATILDA。
Oh; pause to think before you drink
The dregs of Lethe's cup; MATILDA!
Remember; do; what I've gone through;
Before you give me up; MATILDA!
Recall again the mental pain
Of what I've had to do; MATILDA!
And be assured that I've endured
It; all along of you; MATILDA!
Do you forget; my blithesome pet;
How once with jealous rage; MATILDA;
I watched you walk and gaily talk
With some one thrice your age; MATILDA?
You squatted free upon his knee;
A sight that made me sad; MATILDA!
You pinched his cheek with friendly tweak;
Which almost drove me mad; MATILDA!
I knew him not; but hoped to spot
Some man you thought to wed; MATILDA!
I took a gun; my darling one;
And shot him through the head; MATILDA!
I'm made of stuff that's rough and gruff
Enough; I own; but; ah; MATILDA!
It DID annoy your sailor boy
To find it was your pa; MATILDA!
I've passed a life of toil and strife;
And disappointments deep; MATILDA;
I've lain awake with dental ache
Until I fell asleep; MATILDA!
At times again I've missed a train;
Or p'rhaps run short of tin; MATILDA;
And worn a boot on corns that shoot;
Or;
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