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Do you never deviate	A
John Bull	B
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In London once I lost my way	C
In faring to and fro	D
And ask'd a little ragged boy	E
The way that I should go	D
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He gave a nod and then a wink	F
And told me to get there	G
Straight down the Crooked Lane	H
And all round the Square	G
	-
I box'd his little saucy ears	I
And then away I strode	J
But since I've found that weary path	K
Is quite a common road	J
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Utopia is a pleasant place	L
But how shall I get there	G
Straight down the Crooked Lane	H
And all round the Square	G
	-
I've read about a famous town	M
That drove a famous trade	N
Where Whittington walk'd up and found	O
A fortune ready made	N
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The very streets are paved with gold	P
But how shall I get there	G
Straight down the Crooked Lane	H
And all round the Square	G
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I've read about a Fairy Land	Q
In some romantic tale	R
Where Dwarfs if good are sure to thrive	S
And wicked Giants fail	R
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My wish is great my shoes are strong	T
But how shall I get there	G
Straight down the Crooked Lane	H
And all round the Square	G
	-
I've heard about some happy Isle	U
Where ev'ry man is free	V
And none can lie in bonds for life	W
For want of L S D	V
	-
Oh that's the land of Liberty	V
But how shall I get there	G
Straight down the Crooked Lane	H
And all round the Square	G
	-
I've dreamt about some blessed spot	X
Beneath the blessed sky	Y
Where Bread and Justice never rise	Z
Too dear for folks to buy	Y
	-
It's cheaper than the Ward of Cheap	A2
But how shall I get there	G
Straight down the Crooked Lane	H
And all round the Square	G
	-
They say there is an ancient House	B2
As pure as it is old	P
Where Members always speak their minds	C2
And votes are never sold	P
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I'm fond of all antiquities	D2
But how shall I get there	G
Straight down the Crooked Lane	H
And all round the Square	G
	-
They say there is a Royal Court	E2
Maintain'd in noble state	A
Where ev'ry able man and good	F2
Is certain to be great	A
	-
I'm very fond of seeing sights	G2
But how shall I get there	G
Straight down the Crooked Lane	H
And all round the Square	G
	-
They say there is a Temple too	H2
Where Christians come to pray	C
But canting knaves and hypocrites	I2
And bigots keep away	C
	-
Oh that's the parish church for me	V
But how shall I get there	G
Straight down the Crooked Lane	H
And all round the Square	G
	-
They say there is a Garden fair	G
That's haunted by the dove	J2
Where love of gold doth ne'er eclipse	K2
The golden light of love	J2
	-
The place must be a Paradise	L2
But how shall I get there	G
Straight down the Crooked Lane	H
And all round the Square	G
	-
I've heard there is a famous Land	Q
For public spirit known	M2
Whose Patriots love its interests	N2
Much better than their own	M2
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The Land of Promise sure it is	O2
But how shall I get there	G
Straight down the Crooked Lane	H
And all round the Square	G
	-
I've read about a fine Estate	A
A Mansion large and strong	T
A view all over Kent and back	P2
And going for a song	T
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George Robins knows the very spot	X
But how shall I get there	G
Straight down the Crooked Lane	H
And all round the Square	G
	-
I've heard there is a Company	V
All formal and enroll'd	P
Will take your smallest silver coin	Q2
And give it back in gold	P
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Of course the office door is mobb'd	R2
But how shall I get there	G
Straight down the Crooked Lane	H
And all round the Square	G
	-
I've heard about a pleasant Land	Q
Where omelettes grow on trees	D2
And roasted pigs run crying out	S2
Come eat me if you please	D2
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My appetite is rather keen	T2
But how shall I get there	G
Straight down the Crooked Lane	H
And all round the Square	G

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