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Once on a time a party by the name of Mr BULL	A
Discovered that with many schemes his hands were pretty full	A
His cares of family were great Four fine young sons he'd got	B
They were indeed of goodly breed a strong and hefty lot	B
But Mr BULL's domestic cares as shortly will be seen	C
Were not with them but with his wife whose name was JINGOPHINE	C
A foolish fad this lady had that all the boys were ninnies	D
And though they grew	E
As children do	E
She dressed them all in pinnies	D
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Now while her boys were young JOHN BULL engaged in business strife	F
Took little heed of their affairs and left them to his wife	F
And JINGOPHINE who loved her lord impressed them noon and night	G
With tales of his magnificence his wisdom wealth and might	G
But when they talked of growing up and 'helping pa' some day	H
She shook her finger at them in her stern maternal way	H
'Your pa's a great big man ' she said 'You never never NEVER	I
Can hope to be	J
As big as he	J
Or half so wise and clever	I
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Now JINGOPHINE like other dames of fussy frilly kind	K
Delighted to have round her folk of weak and narrow mind	K
Pet persons were her weakness also aldermen and those	D
Who held the very strictest views and wore the nicest clothes	D
They cheered her when she praised her lord and listened with a frown	C
To tales of BILL and all agreed he'd have to be 'kept down '	-
'He is a naughty child ' they said 'a mostprecocious brat	L
To think good Mr BULL should have an offspring such as that '	-
But BILL despite the stern rebukes of aldermen and Wowsers	D
Defied the crowd	M
And shouted loud	M
'Shut up I want my trousers '	-
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Now in the course of time JOHN BULL awakened to the fact	N
That in the interests of his sons 'twas time for him to act	N
'My dear ' he said 'these sons of ours are growing quite immense	D
We ought to have a business talk I' call a conference	D
They're nearly men and they must learn each one to stand alone	C
Each with responsibilities and a household of his own	C
They can't always be at our skirts like great big awkward gabies '	-
'Why Mr BULL '	-
She cried 'You fool	O
Those boys are only babies '	-
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But at the meeting Mr BULL spoke plainly to his lads	D
'My sons ' said he 'I don't agree with all your mother's fads	D
You can't be always little boys like other lads you've grown	C
And now 'tis time to face the world and learn to stand alone	C
We still remain one family and none will fail I know	C
To aid another in distress against a common foe	C
Dear lads I know you'll recollect despite success and riches	D
Your father still '	-
'Hear hear ' said BILL	P
'Hooray I've got me breeches '	-
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From out that solemn conference BILL marched in highest glee	J
With more mopeef for Mr BULL now that his limbs were free	J
'The old man he's an all right sort and talks sound common sense	D
It's time we learned to act like men and chucked this fool pretence	D
We've done with apron strings at last But what will Ma say now	C
Her Wowsers and her aldermen LORD won't there be a row	C
They've pecked at me quite long enough it's up to me to scare 'em	Q
They'll howl for weeks	D
But here's me breeks	D
An' spare me days I'll wear 'em '	-
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The Wowsers and the aldermen and Mrs JING PHINE	C
Were seated in the drawing room when BILL came on the scene	C
'He's got 'em on ' a Wowser cried 'He's disobeyed his ma '	-
'Help Murder ' shrieked the aldermen 'He'll kill his pore dear vp '	-
Pell mell they rushed to Mr BULL 'Oh sir that dreadful BILL	P
He'll murder you He stole yer pants He's got 'em on 'im still Mr BULL said 'Is he	J
There there good folk	R
You've had your joke	R
Now go away I'm busy '	-
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But up and down the land they went the Wowsers and the rest	S
And BILL besides the trousers sported now a coat and vest	S
'He's dressin' like a man ' they shrieked 'He's going to resist	T
His dear kind pa Oh who'll restrain this rank disloyalist	T
He won't take sops from 'is fond ma 'er pore 'art's nearly broke	R
He's even gone at scoffed at us an' treats us as a joke '	-
And if you chance to come across those aldermen and Wowsers	D
You'll find them still	P
Abusing BILL	P
Who grins and wears the trousers	D

Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis

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