Songs, Ballads, and Other Poems by the late Thomas Haynes Bayly; Edited by his Widow. With A Memoir of the Author. In Two Volumes |
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THE MONKEY JACKET. |
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THE MONKEY JACKET.
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In such a coat come not to me,Oh! Captain come not hither;
So loose a fit befits not thee,
Too rough for fairest weather.
For travellers not much amiss,
On night coach, or in packet;
But why in this metropolis,
Why wear a monkey jacket?
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At Gardens Zoological,If monkey tricks attract them,
The girls see monkeys large and small,
Then why should dandies act them?
The hairy phiz that suits an ape,
I own you do not lack it;
But why assume the monkey shape,
Why wear a monkey jacket?
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You sally forth into the street,All well prepared to rough it;
And ev'ry timid belle you meet
May half expect a buffet.
My choler rises at your cuffs,
Your coat, I must attack it;
And yet I dread some coarse rebuffs,
From such a monkey jacket!
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