THE SHOWMAN’S SONG.

Kumara Times, Issue 463, 21 March 1878, Page 2

THE SHOWMAN’S SONG.

By Henry J. Byron. 'lf y*ou walk*into my Show,- sirs, t I’ve no end of things you know, Sirs, I’ve a dappled droraeDAßY who. can very nearly speak ; I’yo a brace of riug r tfdled monkeys, Quite obedient as flunkies ; I’ve an ostrich who can see into to middle of next week. l’ve a clever marmoset too, Who will tell you where you get to, With his eyes severely bandaged ; I’ve an , educated flea; I’ve a brace of learned ponies, And two cobhis who are cronies, I’ve a camel with the weakness for a winkle with Ids tea.

I’ve a zebra who likes rum;, sirs, And a large aquarium, sirs, codfish and the turtle and the. ; i|»dpqle sing, a glee. And the octopus'and gurnet Spend their money when they earn it, In the “ Field” ahd s “ Land and Water,” d /. JA always Jend to, me. There s an eel, so eel-ohgated" A sea serpent itr is rated ; AYe»’wihi whale ay#,, , Llangollen, v it’s so if-.b .'•! mu prpng .to larking, vWe;a,dog-fish; capght, at barking, We’vemj scollop that i;eads Trollope and a Crabbe that’s full of rhyme..

• splendid aviAEX,! . . With a “ Polly’’ that’s called “ We’ve a pheasant most unpleasant,' 'who .will always, disagree. (thickens . .. Who quotes Thackeray and Dickens. "We’ve ssbcksr-td&>t&<t colidtsS sol he’d give'ariy CocTi6r > three.' r J ' s We’ve a personal old vulture Who'lA6st fiijult yer, And a cassowary who’s extremely vulgar, when he’s.veked ;'i <; •u. 11; U 1 We’ve an elderly flamingo ■ Who rehiarks'at times v By!Jlhfeb’!” We’ve a peacock with a tail “to be concluded in our next.

*' s We’ve a very learhed lizard . Who’ s as deep as any wizard ; We’ve a cockroach that canwhistle all thpi'j operatic airs; i , We’ve a beetle who can capei;, And a toad that rdads'the paper, We’ve a saltatory oyster who skips up and down the stairs. ’ i 1,; , We’ ye a musical old mussel s ‘ Who liWHehfy’RusSelli 1 /. We’ve a Cheshire feline specimen who’s , s always on the grin • , . f Arid a lunatic old '*■ k »- Who: wap; very nepiiy hocussed By the artful armadillo who’d designs ■ ‘ '■ upon his tin-. , \ > ° ‘

. , We’ve fossilised Iguanodons, And Ipe'cacuanhadons, And minnmies who’ve been dummies for these many thousand years ; ..If up the. stairs you’ll follow me, .We’ll show you Right “tol-ollemy,” You,pays your money and you takes your choice, hiy little dears. ' There’s ho show in the fair at all, That with'us can compare-at all, We are bound to lick Creation, though the simile is Ibw^"* . ; .; It expresses what we mean, sirs, That there never yet was seen, sirs, Such a scorching exllibition as this ’ere . partipler Show.. ~