An Original Collection of Songs sung at the Theatres Royal, Public Concerts &c. &c. By W. T. Moncrieff |
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THE THEATRICAL COACHMAN; OR, HOW TO DRIVE TWO STAGES AT ONE TIME. |
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THE THEATRICAL COACHMAN; OR, HOW TO DRIVE TWO STAGES AT ONE TIME.
Bob Pointer drove a stage, all day,
From Dunstable to London, merrily,
While, all night, on a stage, he'd play
His part correct and readily:
He was stage-struck, in youth,
By some players, one night,
And, from that time, a stage
Was his only delight.
Cantering,
Bantering,
Splashing on,
Dashing on,
Tooling 'em,
Fooling 'em,
Down the Strand,
Four-in-hand,
Yes, still he drove a stage, all day,
From Dunstable to London, merrily;
While, all night, on a stage he'd play
His part correct and readily.
[OMITTED]
From Dunstable to London, merrily,
While, all night, on a stage, he'd play
His part correct and readily:
He was stage-struck, in youth,
By some players, one night,
And, from that time, a stage
Was his only delight.
Cantering,
Bantering,
Splashing on,
Dashing on,
Tooling 'em,
Fooling 'em,
Down the Strand,
Four-in-hand,
Yes, still he drove a stage, all day,
From Dunstable to London, merrily;
While, all night, on a stage he'd play
His part correct and readily.
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Thus, still he drove a stage all day, &c.
Charles Mathews was not more “At Home,”
Than Pointer in “Mail Coach Adventures;”
Nor through his “Trips” could Mathews roam
More free from public censures:
Nor Astley's could show,
Though Ducrow you might see,
More brilliant Equestrian
Spectacles than he.
As down the Strand,
Four-in-hand,
Cantering,
Bantering,
Dashing on,
Splashing on,
Tooling 'em,
Fooling 'em,
For still he drove a stage day, &c.
[OMITTED]
Than Pointer in “Mail Coach Adventures;”
Nor through his “Trips” could Mathews roam
More free from public censures:
Nor Astley's could show,
Though Ducrow you might see,
More brilliant Equestrian
Spectacles than he.
As down the Strand,
Four-in-hand,
Cantering,
Bantering,
Dashing on,
Splashing on,
Tooling 'em,
Fooling 'em,
For still he drove a stage day, &c.
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Thus, still Bob drove a stage all day, &c.
His part on each stage Bob dispatches with glee,
Knows the “Innkeeper's Daughter” with great facility,
No one can get through a length quicker than he,
He has such rare ability.
In the fam'd “Road to Ruin,”
He ne'er rode, nor will,
Though he's gone through the “Turnpike Gate,”
Oft with great skill.
Ranting
And flaunting,
And tooling,
And fooling,
Cantering,
Bantering,
Down the Strand,
Four-in-hand,
For still Bob drove a stage all day, &c.
Knows the “Innkeeper's Daughter” with great facility,
No one can get through a length quicker than he,
He has such rare ability.
In the fam'd “Road to Ruin,”
He ne'er rode, nor will,
Though he's gone through the “Turnpike Gate,”
Oft with great skill.
Ranting
And flaunting,
And tooling,
And fooling,
Cantering,
Bantering,
Down the Strand,
Four-in-hand,
For still Bob drove a stage all day, &c.
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Thus still Bob drove a stage all day, &c.
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