Mirth and Metre consisting of Poems, Serious, Humorous, and Satirical; Songs, Sonnets, Ballads & Bagatelles. Written by C. Dibdin, Jun |
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THE NODDY DRIVER. |
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THE NODDY DRIVER.
I'm Larry O'Lash'em, was born in Killarney,
Myself drove a Noddy in Dublin sweet town,
And I got fares enough, case I tip'd the folks blarney,
But myself was knock'd up, case I knock'd a man down;
So to London I drove, to avoid the disaster,
There to drive hackney-coaches engag'd for the pelf,
And honestly out of my fares paid my master
Two-thirds, and kept only one half for myself.
And sing high gee, wo, here we go, merry and frisky,
O Lash'em's the boy for to tip the long trot.
Myself drove a Noddy in Dublin sweet town,
And I got fares enough, case I tip'd the folks blarney,
But myself was knock'd up, case I knock'd a man down;
So to London I drove, to avoid the disaster,
There to drive hackney-coaches engag'd for the pelf,
And honestly out of my fares paid my master
Two-thirds, and kept only one half for myself.
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O Lash'em's the boy for to tip the long trot.
I took up a buck, and 'cause 'twas the fashion,
He got in the box, and made me mount inside,
So as I didn't much like to put him in a passion,
Thinks I, while I'm walking I may as well ride;
But I coud'n't help laughing, to think how the hinder
Wheels after the fore ones most furiously paid,
When a wheel broke its leg, spilt the coach out of window,
And my head and the pavement at nut-cracking play'd.
And sing, hi gee, wo, &c.
He got in the box, and made me mount inside,
So as I didn't much like to put him in a passion,
Thinks I, while I'm walking I may as well ride;
But I coud'n't help laughing, to think how the hinder
Wheels after the fore ones most furiously paid,
When a wheel broke its leg, spilt the coach out of window,
And my head and the pavement at nut-cracking play'd.
And sing, hi gee, wo, &c.
I next drove a couple one morn to get married,
The bride was turn'd sixty, the bridegroom a score,
For the sake of her money the courtship he carried,
But repented his bargain just at the church-door;
Devil burn me, says I, 'tis a pity I'm thinking,
Allur'd by the rhino, myself intercedes,
And got married—soon after she died of hard drinking,
And left me a widow forlorn in my weeds.
And sing, hi gee, wo, &c.
The bride was turn'd sixty, the bridegroom a score,
For the sake of her money the courtship he carried,
But repented his bargain just at the church-door;
Devil burn me, says I, 'tis a pity I'm thinking,
Allur'd by the rhino, myself intercedes,
And got married—soon after she died of hard drinking,
And left me a widow forlorn in my weeds.
And sing, hi gee, wo, &c.
After fingering the cash which I got by my marriage,
I drank success to all kind of misfortunes I'd made,
And bought me a fine bran new second-hand carriage,
Became my own Jarvis, and drove a good trade;
And my coach and my horses, in case of invasion,
I'll lend to the troops, and I'll join in the strife;
And if I am kilt in defence of the nation,
'Twill make me a hero the rest of my life.
And sing, hi gee, wo, &c.
I drank success to all kind of misfortunes I'd made,
And bought me a fine bran new second-hand carriage,
Became my own Jarvis, and drove a good trade;
And my coach and my horses, in case of invasion,
I'll lend to the troops, and I'll join in the strife;
And if I am kilt in defence of the nation,
'Twill make me a hero the rest of my life.
And sing, hi gee, wo, &c.
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