50 bab ballads(50篇巴布歌谣)-第7章
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emphatic one; For the old Bishop had a glorious voice); In a quartet he
joined … an operatic one。 Harmless enough; though ne'er a word of grace in
it; When; lo! that curate came and took the bass in it!
One day; when passing through a quiet street; He stopped awhile and
joined a Punch's gathering; And chuckled more than solemn folk think
meet; To see that gentleman his Judy lathering; And heard; as Punch was
being treated penalty; That phantom curate laughing all hyaenally。
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Fifty 〃Bab〃 Ballads … Much Sound and Little Sense
Fifty 〃Bab〃 Ballads … Much Sound and Little Sense
Next; when at quiet sea…side village; freed From cares episcopal and
ties monarchical; He grows his beard; and smokes his fragrant weed; In
manner anything but hierarchical … He sees … and fixes an unearthly stare
on it … That curate's face; with half a yard of hair on it!
At length he gave a charge; and spake this word: 〃Vicars; your curates
to enjoyment urge ye may; To check their harmless pleasuring's absurd;
What laymen do without reproach; my clergy may。〃 He spake; and lo! at
this concluding word of him; The curate vanished … no one since has heard
of him。
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Fifty 〃Bab〃 Ballads … Much Sound and Little Sense
Fifty 〃Bab〃 Ballads … Much Sound and Little Sense
KING BORRIA BUNGALEE BOO Was a man…eating African swell;
His sigh was a hullaballoo; His whisper a horrible yell … A horrible;
horrible yell!
Four subjects; and all of them male; To BORRIA doubled the knee;
They were once on a far larger scale; But he'd eaten the balance; you see
(〃Scale〃 and 〃balance〃 is punning; you see)。
There was haughty PISH…TUSH…POOH…BAH; There was lumbering
DOODLE…DUM…DEY; Despairing ALACK…A…DEY…AH; And good little
TOOTLE…TUM…TEH … Exemplary TOOTLE…TUM…TEH。
One day there was grief in the crew; For they hadn't a morsel of meat;
And BORRIA BUNGALEE BOO Was dying for something to eat 〃
Come; provide me with something to eat!
〃ALACK…A…DEY; famished I feel; Oh; good little TOOTLE…TUMTEH;
Where on earth shall I look for a meal? For I haven't no dinner today!
… Not a morsel of dinner to…day!
〃Dear TOOTLE…TUM; what shall we do? Come; get us a meal; or; in
truth; If you don't; we shall have to eat you; Oh; adorable friend of our
youth! Thou beloved little friend of our youth!〃
And he answered; 〃Oh; BUNGALEE BOO; For a moment I hope you
will wait; …TIPPY…WIPPITY TOL…THE…ROL…LOO Is the Queen of a
neighbouring state … A remarkably neighbouring state。
〃TIPPY…WIPPITY TOL…THE…ROL…LOO; She would pickle
deliciously cold … And her four pretty Amazons; too; Are enticing; and not
very old … Twenty…seven is not very old。
〃There is neat little TITTY…FOL…LEH; There is rollicking TRALTHE…
RAL…LAH; There is jocular WAGGETY…WEH; There is musical
DOH…REH…MI…FAH … There's the nightingale DOH…REH…MI…FAH!〃
So the forces of BUNGALEE BOO Marched forth in a terrible row;
And the ladies who fought for QUEEN LOO Prepared to encounter the foe
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Fifty 〃Bab〃 Ballads … Much Sound and Little Sense
This dreadful; insatiate foe!
But they sharpened no weapons at all; And they poisoned no arrows not
they! They made ready to conquer or fall In a totally different way An
entirely different way。
With a crimson and pearly…white dye They endeavoured to make
themselves fair; With black they encircled each eye; And with yellow they
painted their hair (It was wool; but they thought it was hair)。
And the forces they met in the field:… And the men of KING BORRIA
said; 〃Amazonians; immediately yield!〃 And their arrows they drew to the
head … Yes; drew them right up to the head。
But jocular WAGGETY…WEH Ogled DOODLE…DUM…DEY (which
was wrong); And neat little TITTY…FOL…LEH Said; 〃TOOTLE…TUM; you
go along! You naughty old dear; go along!〃
And rollicking TRAL…THE…RAL…LAH Tapped ALACK…A…DEY…AH
with her fan; And musical DOH…REH…MI…FAH Said; 〃PISH; go away; you
bad man! Go away; you delightful young man!〃
And the Amazons simpered and sighed; And they ogled; and giggled;
and flushed; And they opened their pretty eyes wide; And they chuckled;
and flirted; and blushed (At least; if they could; they'd have blushed)。
But haughty PISH…TUSH…POOH…BAH Said; 〃ALACK…A…DEY; what
does this mean?〃 And despairing ALACK…A…DEY…AH Said; 〃They think
us uncommonly green! Ha! ha! most uncommonly green!〃
Even blundering DOODLE…DUM…DEY Was insensible quite to their
leers; And said good little TOOTLE…TUM…TEH; 〃It's your blood we desire;
pretty dears … We have come for our dinners; my dears!〃
And the Queen of the Amazons fell To BORRIA BUNGALEE BOO; In
a mouthful he gulped; with a yell; TIPPY…WIPPITY TOL…THE…ROLLOO
… The pretty QUEEN TOL…THE…ROL…LOO。
And neat little TITTY…FOL…LEH Was eaten by PISH…POOH…BAH;
And light…hearted WAGGETY…WEH By dismal ALACK…A…DEY…AH Despairing
ALACK…A…DEY…AH。
And rollicking TRAL…THE…RAL…LAH Was eaten by DOODLEDUM…
DEY; And musical DOH…REH…MI…FAH By good little TOOTLEDUM…
TEH … Exemplary TOOTLE…TUM…TEH!
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Fifty 〃Bab〃 Ballads … Much Sound and Little Sense
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Fifty 〃Bab〃 Ballads … Much Sound and Little Sense
Fifty 〃Bab〃 Ballads … Much Sound and Little Sense
BOB POLTER was a navvy; and His hands were coarse; and dirty too;
His homely face was rough and tanned; His time of life was thirty…two。
He lived among a working clan (A wife he hadn't got at all); A decent;
steady; sober man … No saint; however … not at all。
He smoked; but in a modest way; Because he thought he needed it; He
drank a pot of beer a day; And sometimes he exceeded it。
At times he'd pass with other men A loud convivial night or two; With;
very likely; now and then; On Saturdays; a fight or two。
But still he was a sober soul; A labour…never…shirking man; Who paid
his way … upon the whole A decent English working man。
One day; when at the Nelson's Head (For which he may be blamed of
you); A holy man appeared; and said; 〃Oh; ROBERT; I'm ashamed of
you。〃
He laid his hand on ROBERT'S beer Before he could drink up any;
And on the floor; with sigh and tear; He poured the pot of 〃thruppenny。〃
〃Oh; ROBERT; at this very bar A truth you'll be discovering; A good
and evil genius are Around your noddle hovering。
〃They both are here to bid you shun The other one's society; For Total
Abstinence is one; The other; Inebriety。〃
He waved his hand … a vapour came … A wizard POLTER reckoned him;
A bogy rose and called his name; And with his finger beckoned him。
The monster's salient points to sum; … His heavy breath was portery:
His glowing nose suggested rum: His eyes were gin…and…WORtery。
His dress was torn … for dregs of ale And slops of gin had rusted it; His
pimpled face was wan and pale; Where filth had not encrusted it。
〃Come; POLTER;〃 said the fiend; 〃begin; And keep the bowl a…
flowing on … A working man needs pints of gin To keep his clockwork
going on。〃
BOB shuddered: 〃Ah; you've made a miss If you take me for one of
you: You filthy beast; get out of this … BOB POLTER don't wan't none of
you。〃
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Fifty 〃Bab〃 Ballads … Much Sound and Little Sense
〃In me; as your adviser hints; Of Abstinence you've got a type … Of MR。
TWEEDIE'S pretty prints I am the happy prototype。
〃If you abjure the social toast; And pipes; and such frivolities; You
possibly some day may boast My prepossessing qualities!〃
BOB rubbed his eyes; and made 'em blink: 〃You almost make me
tremble; you! If I abjure fermented drink; Shall I; indeed; resemble you?
〃And will my whiskers curl so tight? My cheeks grow smug and
muttony? My face become so red and white? My coat so blue and
buttony?
〃Will trousers; such as yours; array Extremities inferior? Will
chubbiness assert its sway All over my exterior?
〃In this; my unenlightened state; To work in heavy boots I comes; Will
pumps henceforward decorate My tiddle toddle tootsicums?
〃And shall I get so plump and f