OF THE WORKS OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN AUTHORS, COLLECTED AND ANNOTATED BY WALTER HAMILTON, Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies ; Author of "A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs," "A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” "I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more J. H. PAYNE. R. B. SHERIDAN. JAMES THOMSON. IRISH SONGS. MISCELLANEOUS OLD ENGLISH SONGS AND BALLADS. REEVES & TURNER, 196, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. 1887. VOLUMES I., II., III., and IV. PARODIES. Songs by C. and T. Dibdin, T. Campbell, and The Bilious Beadle, The Old English Gentle- man, Rule Britannia, and God Save the Songs in W. S. Gilbert's Comic Operas. PART 45. Chevy-Chace, Lord Bateman, Songs by R. B. Parodies of various old Songs and Ballads. Parodies of Scotch, Irish, and Welsh Songs. Page 2 to 16. Modern Songs, The authors of the original songs are arranged in alphabetical order; the titles of the original poems 278 278 ... 42 ... 42 ... 42 43 43 43 43 44 Oh! no, we never mention her... 44 ... Oh! am I then remembered still 44 Oh, no! we'll never mention him. R. H. Barham 44 45 Ah sim Papilio (Latın version) We met in upper school ... Upon the hill he turned ... 46 46 ... 272 47 51 Shirley Brooks ... ... Punch. ... 10 ... II 275 275 ... II II ... ... II Oh! a dainty plant is the Ivy green. ... ... The Kail-Brose o' auld Scotland... 104 67 Oh, the true Whigs of Old England. 1784. Oh! the boiled beef of Old England. 1858. Song on Breach of Promise of Marriage H. M. S. Pinafore. I am the Captain of the Pinafore I am the Mahdi of Mid-Lothian I am the Captain of this Home Rule corps O, the boiled beef of Australia. 1872. Come, cheer up my lads! Come, cheer up my lads. 1784. On the Daily Telegraph, Gladstone, Salisbury and 106 Sir Stafford Northcote ... ... 76 76 ,, merry Christmas is near... 76 (for the Liverpool election 1812) 76 J. H. Wheeler When upon the stage we play. The Referee, 1883 I'm such a susceptible Chancellor When I took my commission Said a Barrister, low, to himself Said a West-end Tradesman Said a jerry Builder When I went to the Church When I hospitals walked ... PAGE ... ... 128 ... 129 ... 130 116 130 ... ... 116 Said a man of fashion Said I to myself (Henry Irving) When I went to the City (the masher) Henry George as the disagreeable man I was not so very old 118 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 118 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 133 133 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden ... 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la Chiselling Pygmalion ... ... The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree King Thebaw of Burmah Thebaw was the king of the golden toe A parody by F. B. Doveton 277 ... 136 137 137 138 ... 138 138 138 139 277 ... 139 140 ... 141 141 141 |