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SONGS FROM
ALICE IN
WONDERLAND AND
THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS
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SONGS FROM
ALICE IN WONDERLAND AND
IHROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS WORDS BY LEWIS CARROLL MUSIC BY LUCYE.BROAD^WOOD ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHARLES FOLKARD
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A.
&
C.
BLACK, LTD.,
4,
5
&
6,
SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W.
r.
This Book
is
published by kind permission of
Messrs. Macmillan
Published.
is
Co., Ltd.
October,
1921.
^i^i-<^
Contents. SONGS FROM ALICE
IN
WONDERLAND. PAGE
How
DOTH THE LITTLE CROCODILE You ARE Old, Father William "Twinkle, twinkle, little Bat!.... Pig and Pepper
The Lobster Quadrille
THE Voice of the Lobster Beautiful Soup
Who
of Hearts
Stole the Tarts
13 15
17 19
....
'Tis
The Queen
II
21
23 24
?
25
SONGS FROM THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS ..'^J.'ABB"Ei?vyp'CXV ; ;
VTweedledum and Tweedledee '^IiE
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Walrus and
/.-Huiipiv,
...
the Carpenter
Dumpty
The Message
35
to the Fish
-The Lion and the Unicorn
The Aged, Aged Man ^Queen Alice The Fish Riddle ^HusH-A-BY, Lady
It
"
"
Hush-a-by, Lady
39 41
45
47
....
48
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!
"
37
....
has been found necessary to slightly alter the original arrangement of the songs; " have been transposed, and and " Twinkle, twinkle, little Bat Pepper
Pig and
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33
has been placed last instead of before " Queen Alice."
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ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR BY
CHARLES FOLKARD. A Mad
Tea-party
Frontispiece 1
AGE
Yet you balance an Eel on the end of your Nose
12
Speak roughly to your little Boy
i6
The Lobster Quadrille
i8
BcAutiful Soup
22
....
He took his Vorpal Sword in Hand The Walrus and the Carpenter WENT and shouted
I
look for Butterflies that sleep among the
Then
fill up the Glasses
The Fish Riddle Alice and her Friends
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32
EaR
I
IN HIS
28
3&
Wheat
with Treacle and Ink
40
44
46
On the Cover
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II
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How
Tt'^'/'ikX
doth the
Crocodile
little
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V
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Moderately quick, sempre legato.
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^^
doth
the
lit
-
^
i
croc
tie
-
dile
Im prove •
^ wa
the
pour
shi
5E the
of
ters
his
Nile
Oa
ev
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niug
tail,
And
^
35 jold
ry
•
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V
»
en
scale
How
1
^m
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animato. .4V-
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cheer
-
ful
-
i
^
seems
he
ly
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wel
-
comes
IQ•.;'V ^\
fe^ .^jN«- * »i
lit
-
tie
to
How
neat
-
es
-
ly
spreads his
^
^
—» fish
gria,
With
gen
And
claws,
^ tly
jaws
I
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Briskly.
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old, Fa. therWil-liam," theyoung
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man said, "And your hair
m
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has be-comeve
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white;
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stand on year head
Do
£
you think,
at
it
is
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your age,
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plied to
his
son,
"I
feared
it
might
in-
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jure the
my
1
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• f youth," Father Wil-liam re
"In
br.iin;
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Father William
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" as old," said the youth,
I
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mentioaed before.
I
And have grown most uncommonly
fat
;
Yet you turned a back-soraersault in at the door " Pray, what is the reason of that ?
—
"In my youth,"
said the sage, as he shook his grey locks, kept all my limbs very supple By the use of this ointment one shilling the box Allow me to sell you a couple." I
"
—
—
"
You are
and your jaws are too weak old," said the youth, For anything tougher than suet; Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak" Pray, how did you manage to do it ?
" In
my
" youth," said his father,
I
And argued each case with my And the muscular strength which Has lasted the rest of my Ufe." "
took to the law, wife ;
it
gave
to
my
jaw,
You are old," said the youth " one would hardly suppose That your eye was as steady as ever ;
;
Yet you balance an eel on the end of your nose "
What made you
so awfully clever
—
?
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" I
have answered three questions, and that
is
enough,"
Said his father; "don't give yourself airs! Do you think I can Usten all day to such stuff Be off, or I'll kick you down stairs 1"
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Twinkle, twinkle,
Bat
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Cheerful and
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Pig and Pepper
Rather slow, and marked.
^ ^F^
i ^^^-^^ r lik
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Speak rough-ly
to
your
lit-
tie
And
boy,
^ when
beat him
he sneez-es
He
;
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g / on-ly
p does
t=ft^=:S5 3zi;
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an-noy,
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it
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I
speak severely to I
beat him
my
boy,
when he sneezes
;
For he can thoroughly enjoy
The pepper when he
pleases."
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por -poise close be- hind
lob
-
sters
and
the
tur
us,
-
-
_
ties
and he's tread -ing
all
ad
-
vance
I
on
my
They
See
tail.
are
wait
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^'
-
ing
on
how
the
J
ea
shin
-
-
the
ger- ly
gle
—
will
I
you
,
Chorus.
come and
dance
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join
the
?
mdy^^sii^'sv^
'
gdance
Will
?
Will
you, won't you, M.
A
you, won't you, A.
will
you join
you, won't you, won't you M.
join
the
you, won't you, .^
A
will .
A
will ,
A
the
dance?'
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really have no notion how delightful it will be " they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters, out to sea But the snail replied, " Too far, too far " and gave a look askance Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join the dance.
You can
When
!
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Would Would '
.-I
not, could not, not, could not,
would would
would not join the dance. not, could not, could not join the dance. not, could not,
matters it how far we go ? " his scaly friend replied is another shore, you know, upon the other side. The further off from England the nearer is to France Then turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the dance. Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance ? Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance
What
There
Nt- * *y
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7« dance time.
'Tis
the
^ ^^ of
voice
lob
the
^ffi
ster
-
me
too brown,
I
must
my
su-gar
^^
with
^ nose
^
his
^3 t^a><f
fe^^i^ty^
=ft=ft *
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Trims
his
hair."
^ de
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clare,
You have
J^=^
d=
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he
heard him
I
;
tE
it
baked
^
^
As
a
duck with
its
eye
-
lids,
so
r-rr
^^
:fc
belt
and
his
but-tons,
and
turns
r^ out his
toes.
23
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Beautiful
^<>)Vl^
Soup
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c/^s-msfe>&3-
/ÂŤ humpy Schottisckefashion.
Who for
Soup
such
of
the
dain
ev
-
-
ties
'ning,
would not
beau
- ti
'
-
ful
stoop
soup
of
Soup
?
Beau
!
-
ti
-
the
ful
ev
-
soo
'ning,
-
oop
Who cares for fish, Beautiful soup Game, or any other dish? Who would not give all else for two pennyworth only of beautiful soup Pennyworth only of beautiful soup Beautiful soo-oop! Beautiful soo-oop Soo-oop of the e-e-ev'ning, Beautiful, beautiful soo-oo-oop !
!
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beau-ti
Beau
-
ti
-
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ful
ful
soup
soo
-
!
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!
24
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Queen
of Hearts j(,0\)^y
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Rathtr slow, and with expression.
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The Queen
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of Hearts, she
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made some
tarts,
All
'
on
a
r
sum mer
day
;
The
.
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4 Knave
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EH
of
Hearts,
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he
stole
those
:&
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tarts,
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took
them *
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quite
a
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way
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In
and with as
strict time,
X Is
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—^
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little
expression as possible.
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me you had been
told
to
her,
^
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ter,
a good
But
said
I
could not
i:
fe^E£
fe
=ftP= =t:
He
swim.
sent
them word
I
had not gone (We
^
Pf
^m.
-3=tL
know it
to
be true)
;
^
-cJ— she should push the mat -ter on, What would become of
If
=?2Z
^g|
She gave me
him:
to
-Q-
^cha -rac
And mentioned me
^
E£
isi
;
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notion was that you had been (Before she had this fit) An obstacle that came between
gave her one, they gave him two, You gave us three or more They all returned from him to you, Though they were mine before.
My
;
Him, and ourselves, and
she should chance to be Involved in this affair,
Don't
If I or
trusts to
you
to set
Exactly as
we
were.
them
For
A
free,
let
^as^ /i^p'^
^^^
it.
him know she liked them must ever be
this
secret, kept
from
all
the rest,
Between yourself and me.
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I
He
you
^^Z^
best.
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29
"LJisa>\_J^
Well marked, and mysteriously.
m& 'Twas
bril
m ^
*
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lig,
and
mEW ^EE
the
sli
•
*
thy toves Did
.v
mim
•
M
sy
were
bo
the
^^f; Be
-
i
the
in
wabe
All
;
Tsl
-
ro
-
goves,
^ And
the
mome
raths
out
-
grabe.
3^
i: "^a" 1
^^ "
ble
-^—^n
^^
d
«
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i
and gim
gyre
-
ware
*
the Jab
-
ber
-
wock,
my
A
son
I
The
^ 1
^^=5:
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TZ.
jaws that
r-^
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^
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*~
bite,
the
r
(^
I
claws that catch ,
\
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I
Be
!-
W^
TZ :&•
P •
' ware
t the
S g^^a
T^
*
Cj Jub
•
jub
bird,
and
shun
The
fru
-
;ii
r
*
mious Ban
-
der
-
snatch
" !
J
i3t:
t^ Continued on next page.
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30
Jabberwocky 2^.-/i.
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T^ He
J
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took his vorpal sword in hand:
And
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Long time the manxome foe he sought So rested he by the Tum-tum tree,
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*-*-
—
stood awhile in thought.
-PC
One, two
1
One, two
^1^-^^
And
the
hast thou slain the Jabberwock ?-
Come
O
mome
And through and through
vorpal blade went snicker-snack He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back.
to
my
arras,
my beamish boy
frabjous day Callooh He chortled in his joy.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe All mimsy were the borogoves, l^ii' h-l
1
The
And
And as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came.
*
raths outgrabe.
I
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!
Callay
1
I
1
3'
Tweedledum and Tvveedledee
^
^^
In march time,
j
I^
mf =1=
Twee
-
die
•
dum
and Twee
-
die
•
mz-Gz
$ r=p= Twee
-
A
dee
P
^
^
i^^^
4:
-
I
greed
to
have
*
•
a
bat
•
tie
1
For
;
1
1
1
^ -die
-dum
said
Twee
-
die
-
Had spoiled
dee
m
his
nice
a
flew
nion
strous crow,
As black
i
as
:$: -
ened
both
the
he
•
roes
E^
m^
^^j*"^*^..
rat
-
tie.
m#
so,
They
quite
a
tar
-
bar
-
^ ±=f^
rel
^^ for -got
their
Just
3^
;feE
^E^EES^B^ down
then
new
JF2Z
3:
fright
a
quar
Which
;
IC3t rel.
32=
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33
The Walrus and
the
Carpenter
.
Moderately fast, legato
.
|ix:' did
-'^
ve
his
^=^~^ a
rj -
best
ry
^ .-.
this
make The
to
m- :^ h
J'
\
bil
was
r^*
*
odd,
-
cause
it
was
—
And
.
i;2=3t:
^^
^ be
bright
m
E^ ^
^
^"^jsu^
lows smooth and
•
at^
The
mid
-
die
of
.
.
the
night.
S
-^-u^ "
The moon was
shining sulkily, Because she thought the sun Had got no bus'ness to be there After the day was done " It's very rude of him," she said, " To come and spoil the fun "
"
—
birds were flying overhead There were no birds to fly.
be.
pleasant walk, a pleasant talk, four.
The
eldest Oyster looked at him, But never a word he said The eldest Oyster winked his eye, And shook his heavy headMeaning to say he did not choose :
—
To
The Walrus and the Carpenter Were walking close at hand They wept like anything to see
leave the oyster-bed.
But four young Oysters hurried up. All eager for the treat Their coats were brushed, their faces washed Their shoes were clean and neat— And this was odd, because, you know. :
;
Such quantities of sand were only cleared away," " They said, "it would be grand If seven maids with seven mops Swept it for half a year. Do you suppose," the Walrus said, " " That they could get it clear? I doubt it," said the Carpenter, \ And shed a bitter tear. :
" If this
I
'
" I
:
You could not see a cloud, because No cloud was in the sky:
No
A
Along the briny beach We cannot do with more than To give a hand to each."
1
The sea was wet as wet could The sands were dry as dry.
come and walk with us The Walrus did beseech,
O, Oysters,
They hadn't any feet Four other Oysters followed them. I
And yet another four And thick and fast they came at last, And more, and more, and more — ;
All
hopping through the frothy waves,
And scrambling
to the shore.
Continued on next page.
34
The Walrus and Carf"penter
[CONTI.XUED.)
^
legato.
i5^
^^=^fe^.^^=#y^=£^S:^^h^^^M^
"
The Walrus and the Carpenter Walked on a mile or so, And then they rested on a rock
But not on us Turning a
A
;
"
:
—
'
But wait a " Before
For some
bit,"
—
" It
—
I
of us are out of breath.
Walrus
so kind of you to
?
come
"
1
but
Cut us another sUce: wish you were not quite so deaf " I've had to ask you twice
—
1
The Carpenter said nothing, but " The butter's spread too thick
said,
"
—
you're ready, Oysters dear. can begin to feed."
" !
for you," the Walrus said deeply sympathize," With sobs and tears he sorted out Those of the largest size, I
weep "
if
"
was
the view
seems a shame," the Walrus said, To play them such a trick, After we've brought them out so far. And made them trot so quick "
:
We
Do you admire
the Walrus said.
" It
;
"Is chiefly what we need Pepper and vinegar, besides, Are very good indeed
Now,
is fine,"
"
we have our chat
loaf of bread," the
!
night
1
:
."^
the Oysters cried,
Uttle blue.
"
And all of us are fat " No hurry," said the Carpenter They thanked him much for that.
'
^i
1
1
'
/
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And you are very nice " The Carpenter said nothing,
—
the Oysters cried,
i
such kindness, that would be " dismal thing to do
"The
The time has come," the Walrus said, " To talk of many things Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax Of cabbages and kings And why the sea is boiling hot And whether pigs have wings."
" !
c
" After
Conveniently low And all the little Oysters stood And waited in a row. '
^^ a
:
I
Holding his pocket-handkerchief Before his streaming eyes.
Oh, Oysters," said the Carpenter, " You've had a pleasant run " Shall we be trotting home again ? none But answer came there And this was scarcely odd, because I
—
They'd eaten every one.
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35
Humpty Dumpty
Rather briskly.
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Very dreamy and rhythmual.
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wi n
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when
the
f
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days
—
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tfT"
try
are
•
long. 1
m
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and
tell
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de-
light
— —m ^
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^
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—
•
I
•
ffr~
^In
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hips you'll un
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, mean.
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m Per
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:t
what
you
M~ In
——
your
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^
^
^
^ the
i
ting green,
-•
when
tumn, when
1^
for
song
^^
— —m
m =st^ „
It
^
i ¥
m^
,
——•
when woods are -»
mz
au
—
fiel ds
^lF=t
i
m
-•
-
der
stand
-
—
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•
I
ffT'
=3t:
the song:
In
-f
m— I
dim.
the leaves
are brown, Talce
'-'^
tr"^. ^
pen ,
and
f^.
inl;,
and write
it
down.
r—-. Jr'^ee zL
Continued on next page.
<^
2vM^^^^
a
The Message
to the
u^ iCOXTINUBD.)
I I
sent a message to the fish: told them " This is what I wish."
The little fishes of the sea They sent an answer back The "
We
'
I
to me.
answer was cannot do it, sir, because little fishes'
—
'
I told them once, I told them twice They would not Usten to advice.
My I
I
had
to do.
heart went hop, my heart went thump; the kettle at the pump.
filled
'^'-l-f-^.^..
1
went and shouted
He :
it
it
Faid,
"
stiff
;
and proud
very proud and
I'd
again."
in his ear.
You needn't shout
"
said,
;
so loud
stiff;
go and wake them,
I
took a corkscrew from the shelf
I
went
to
said,
plain,
very loud and clear
said
And he was
took a kettle large and new,
deed
said
I
He
!
Fit for the
I
But he was very
The fishes answered, with a grin, " Why, what a temper you are in
I
said to him,
Then you must wake them up
"
I sent to them again to say " It will be better to obey."
"
Then some one came to me, and The little fishes are in bed."
wake them up
if
!
—"
:
myself.
And when I
pulled
I found the door was locked, and pushed, and kicked and knocked.
And when I
I
found the door was shut,
tried to turn the handle, but
—
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/^
39
Jn march time. (The right hand may play
the luxe
P
an 8ve or two higher, by way of imitating fife and drum.) ft
r^
The
^^
U
Li- on and the
•
^
r>.
ni-corn were fight -ing for
Crown:
The
'-
.^J^.
Li -on beat the
sf^
^ ni
-
s
corn
all
mz
round the
—
—c*
town.
Some
gave
i^ ;
them
white
bread,
sfz
-r±-
some gave them brown
sfz
X
^' ,fz
Some gave them plum cake, and drummed them
^ sfz
^
^ sfz
U
the
fl
sfz
^/'
fr=fr out of
=^ town.
^ 5>
^
3
41
Tune Sentimentally.
&¥^ w
tell
I'll
thee ev
-
I
'ry-thing
can; There's
-
sit
-ting
on
li
"
Who
He
said.
I
"And his
I
said.
was thinking
set
—
But
of a plan
To dye one's whiskers green, And always use so large a fan That they should not be seen. no reply to give To what the old man said, " cried, Come, tell me how you live And thumped him on the head.
I
"And
:
;
—
They
:1^=
sieve.
it in a blaze thence they make a stuff they Rowlands' Macassar Oil Yet two-pence-halfpenny is all I
And
'•
;
Like wa-ter through a
ged,
^
5^^
His accents mild took up the tale He said " I go my ways, And when I find a mountain rill,
look for butterflies :
I
my head
an-swertrickled through
That sleep among the wheat I make them into mutton pies. And sell them in the street. I sell them unto men," he said, Who sail on stormy seas And that 's the way I get my bread A trifle, if you please." But
man?"
£E^^ live?
•
^^
=te—N
you
'•
a
mH.
gg^ E it
saw an
I
you, a -ged
are
^
2:1
is
late.
^
gate.
^P^ $3 how
re-
tie to
lit
—
A
Moore
i5=t=^
=fs=is=qsg-r ^ M d 1--
ged man,
•
give thee all, I can no more," adapted by T. from H. Bishop, arranged by L. Broad wood.
I
^^5
i—•"— ;^ 3E a
•'
give
me
for
my
call
"
toil
!
was thinking of a way
To feed oneself on batter. And so go on from day to day Getting a little fatter. shook him well from side to
So, having
I
I
was blue Come, tell me how you live," " " And what it is you do Until his face
' !
side.
:
I
cried,
I
Cuntinueii on next pa«e.
42
The * f
"-N
\
^^
<o.i>
/
Man i^PAV^
Aged, Aged
iÂť&-
.^
''i,l^
(COAT/A'L'ED.)
^
^^
^T
^^1^
^g
^
:t=t:
i^
s
^
fM^
^1rail.
a^
Si
He said, " I hunt for haddocks' Among the heather bright, And work them
S
^ ,^11^ ztiii
'
I
eyes
Or
into waistcoat-buttons
I
In the silent night.
And these I do not Or coin of silv'rj'
sometimes dig for buttered
rolls,
set limed twigs for crabs
;
sometimes search the grassy knolls For wheels of Hansom-cabs 1
sell for
And that 's the way " (he gave a " â&#x20AC;&#x201D; By which I get my wealth And very gladly will I drink
gold
shine.
But for a copper halfpenny. And that will purchase nine." I
Vour honour's noble health."
heard him then, for
I
had
just
Completed my design To keep the Menai bridge from rust
By
boiling
it
in wine.
thanked him much for telling me The way he got his wealth. But chiefly for his wish that he I
Might drink
my noble
health.
Laif verse on next page
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43
The
Man
Aged, Aged
4.W
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ii
"/-i
^
fCONTINUBD) Last Verse.
^^
•P
—^
^
^^=g=
And now, if
by chance
e'er
I
My
put
-*-
fin
-gars in -*-
-^-
to
Or mad-ly squeeze a right-hand foot
glue,
-*--
_
.
^^ ^
lf=^ to
-
_
a
left
•
Or
hand shoe.
if
I
drop up
-
^ my toe A
on
ve
-
I
weight,
±i:d-
^
i ^^ ^ weep,
for
look face
was was
seem'd
dis
^
mut
-
it
mild,
ve -
tered
tract
-
ry
like
ed
with
mum-bhng
me was
m
*'
so Of that slow, Whose hair
m
a crow. With eyes, like his woe. Who rocked his
-and
ly
low.
As
whi cin
I
ter
-
'-
•-
^
^
>
i^
snort-ed like
a
^
buf
-
fa-lo— That
sum-mer ev
^PS ^^ XWiTAV
-
full
=t
•
fj'y -'ning.long
-
r-
f
.
^
m
=^ a
Who
and fro. And of dough; Who
-
W
>
snow.Whose
a-glow.
to
a tempo.
-^
the
all
ders,
s
to know— Whose
used than
bo - dy mouth were
his
if
man
old
was
^
-*
*
-
—
:ft=fc zm
re - minds whose speech
rallentando.
i
&t
*^-* =g=*:
^|
j^
ry hea -vy
m^
In-
-^
-•-
_
go,
A
-
sit
-
ting
on
a
gate
=t:
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-f-f-M^^
/ 45
QuiA and i^Z-ft.
cheerful.
m
gti
^^ To
Look
the
-
-
ing
Glass world
was
it
that
lice
said,
"
I
've
aa^E
^^
i seep
-tre
in
S :^i:r-^'-r' a
hand, I've
crown on
_*-• #1
my
=^
Let the Look
head;
-ing -Glass creatures,
-^
a^
what-
-i-
-^
/ :&=
i
:S ev
#=±
-
er
they
be.
Come and
^
dine with
the
*
Red Queen, the White Queen, and me
s
Then fill up the glasses as quick as you can, And sprinkle the table with buttons and bran Put cats in the
coffee,
And welcome Queen
and mice
^=
=t^
±1
:
—
in the tea
Alice with thirty-times-three!
Oh, Looking-Glass creatures," quoth Alice, "draw nearl 'Tis an honour to see me, a favour to hear :
have dinner and tea Red with the Queen, the White Queen, and me!" Along
'Tis a privilege high to
the glasses with treacle and ink, else that is pleasant to drink Mix sand with the cider, and wool with the wine^
Then fill up Or anything
And welcome Queen
;
Alice with ninety-times-nine
!
V
S
'
!
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47
The u. kr<\ L^^<\
Fish Riddle
A^
'
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I
23
4>=
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Moderately brisk.
1.
2.
"
J>
First, the fish
"Bring
it
^
^
N
^
must be caught.'' That is me sup! "It is
ea-sy ea-sy
here! Let
ba- by,
a
:
*
r
to
set
I
think, could
such a
dish
It-
^mBE
^1=^
=f=
<»
on
=tiM^ have caught the
-
ta
-,-.
-*-.
zkt
EEE^
it
=g
-P!«-N.-
U
^
=^^
^
must be bought." That dish-co-ver up!" Ah,
fish
-J' ea
-
sy
that
is
is
a
:
so
^TF
" Next, the " Take the
it.
ble.
S'-'S
pen - ny, hard that
JJ
I think, would
fear
I
I'm
"Now,
have bought it. un - a - ble!
For
:@i S
N
cook
me
holds
it
I
the fish " That !
^3^
N ea
is
glue— Holds the
like
-
and
sy,
will not take
to the dish, while
lid
it
^
more than a lies
in
the
fs=^
min-ute. mid die -
"Let Which
:
^^ ^ lie
ea
-
it
in
a
dish
siest
to
do, If-
" !
That
Un
-
ea
is
dish
-^
-
-
cov
-
sy,
be -cause
er
the
fish,
it
or
al rea - dy dish -cov -er
is
in
the
nd
it
is
^^ it!
-
die?
N It--
rP^'^^M^
Hush-a-by, Lady
^Yvg^>'^
^
Lullaby time.
Hush
-a- by,
la
J^
J
'
^31 fit H
:^=Sr:
'^^ When
^ I
•
dy,
A-
in
-^
-ce's lap
^ go
we've time for a nap
J:
J
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8077
* ^
Red Queen, and White Queen, and A :£
»H'i
:
m ^ 3^
to the ball-
-Jl-J.
V
3^»
Till the feast's rea-dy
-^ J
J
^^^
the feast's o-vei- we'll
U
* y
U
-lice,
and
all
I