Legal & Other Lyrics By George Outram: Containing a number of new pieces & fifteen illustrations by Edward J. Sullivan |
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DUBBYSIDE
The foam-flakes flash, the black rocks scowl,
The sea-bird screams, the wild winds howl;
A giant wave springs up on high—
“One pull for God's sake!” is the cry:
If struck, we perish in the tide—
If saved, we land at Dubbyside!
The sea-bird screams, the wild winds howl;
A giant wave springs up on high—
“One pull for God's sake!” is the cry:
If struck, we perish in the tide—
If saved, we land at Dubbyside!
O Dubbyside! our peril's past,
And bliss and thee are reached at last!
As sprang Leander to his bride,
Half drowned, so we to Dubbyside!
What though we're drenched, we will be dried
Upon thy banks, sweet Dubbyside!
And bliss and thee are reached at last!
As sprang Leander to his bride,
Half drowned, so we to Dubbyside!
What though we're drenched, we will be dried
Upon thy banks, sweet Dubbyside!
Are we in Heaven, or are we here,
Or in the Moon, or Jupiter?
These velvet Links, o' golfers rife,
Are they in Paradise, or Fife?
Am I alive, or am I dead,
Or am I not at Dubbyside?
Or in the Moon, or Jupiter?
These velvet Links, o' golfers rife,
Are they in Paradise, or Fife?
Am I alive, or am I dead,
Or am I not at Dubbyside?
Through Eden's groves there flowed a stream,
And there it's very waters gleam—
Its pebbly bed, its banks the same,
Unchanged in all except the name,
Since Adam bathed in Leven tide,
While Eve reposed at Dubbyside!
And there it's very waters gleam—
Its pebbly bed, its banks the same,
Unchanged in all except the name,
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While Eve reposed at Dubbyside!
And still it is a blissful spot,
Though Paradise is all forgot
The fairies shower their radiance here,
The rocks look bright, the dubs are clear;
Deem not that bush the forest's pride—
Remember, you're at Dubbyside!
Though Paradise is all forgot
The fairies shower their radiance here,
The rocks look bright, the dubs are clear;
Deem not that bush the forest's pride—
Remember, you're at Dubbyside!
Is that an angel shining there,
Or sea-nymph with her flowing hair,
Or Neptune's pearl-embowered bride
Kissing the foam-bells of the tide?
'Tis neither angel, nymph, nor bride—
'Tis Podley Jess of Dubbyside!
Or sea-nymph with her flowing hair,
Or Neptune's pearl-embowered bride
Kissing the foam-bells of the tide?
'Tis neither angel, nymph, nor bride—
'Tis Podley Jess of Dubbyside!
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