Songs and Verses Social and Scientific: By An old contributor to Maga [i.e. Charles Neaves]: Fourth Edition, Enlarged |
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SATURDAY AT E'EN.
Come all ye jolly lawyer lads who wrangle for a fee,
Now lay aside your briefs a while, and sing this song with me:
For it's you, and you alone, can respond to what I mean,
And blithely raise the song in praise of Saturday at e'en.
Now lay aside your briefs a while, and sing this song with me:
For it's you, and you alone, can respond to what I mean,
And blithely raise the song in praise of Saturday at e'en.
Of Saturday at e'en, boys, of Saturday at e'en;
We'll blithely raise the song in praise of Saturday at e'en.
We'll blithely raise the song in praise of Saturday at e'en.
Throughout the weary week we work, at morn, at noon, at night.
And spin our restless brains away to make the wrong seem right.
But our troubles and our toils they are all forgotten, clean,
When we broach a flask from Cockburn's cask on Saturday at e'en.
And spin our restless brains away to make the wrong seem right.
But our troubles and our toils they are all forgotten, clean,
When we broach a flask from Cockburn's cask on Saturday at e'en.
On Saturday at e'en, &c.
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To-night at last the married man enjoys his heart's desire,
And with his wife and children dear surrounds the cheerful fire;
While bachelors repair to some gay and glitt'ring scene,
Or court some bonnie lassie now on Saturday at e'en.
And with his wife and children dear surrounds the cheerful fire;
While bachelors repair to some gay and glitt'ring scene,
Or court some bonnie lassie now on Saturday at e'en.
On Saturday at e'en, &c.
Supremely blest among the rest, the Magnates on the Bench
Can smooth their brow and venture now their ardent thirst to quench:
Even the Junior on the Bills did not stand in awe of Skene,
Nor fears to scan the face of Mann on Saturday at e'en.
Can smooth their brow and venture now their ardent thirst to quench:
Even the Junior on the Bills did not stand in awe of Skene,
Nor fears to scan the face of Mann on Saturday at e'en.
On Saturday at e'en, &c.
But would you know where most I'd go these pleasant hours to pass;
With whom I'd wish to eat my fish, with whom to drink my glass?
It is not with the Advocate, it is not with the Dean,
But it's with some jolly junior boys on Saturday at e'en.
With whom I'd wish to eat my fish, with whom to drink my glass?
It is not with the Advocate, it is not with the Dean,
But it's with some jolly junior boys on Saturday at e'en.
On Saturday at e'en, &c.
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Then come, ye jolly lawyer lads, another bottle draw,
Forget your condescendences, forget your pleas in law;
If any state objections, we'll allow them to be seen,
But we'll meanwhile drain the cup again to Saturday at e'en.
Forget your condescendences, forget your pleas in law;
If any state objections, we'll allow them to be seen,
But we'll meanwhile drain the cup again to Saturday at e'en.
To Saturday at e'en, boys, to Saturday at e'en;
We'll meanwhile drain the cup again to Saturday at e'en.
We'll meanwhile drain the cup again to Saturday at e'en.
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