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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

All Down Piccadilly dilly dilly dilly....


Here's an Edwardian musical number that MAY show up in Act I of After Mrs Rochester....

You’ve heard of me, of course,
  I’m London’s latest whim!
I’ve made a hit, in fact I’m It,
  Or rather, I am Him.
The girls all chase me round;
  I’ve not an hour to spare.
And when I wish to be alone
They ring me up by telephone,
“O naughty one, Mayfair.”
Chorus.    “O naughty one, Mayfair.”
Smith.     And ladies whisper, “Are you there?”
O naughty, naughty one, Mayfair!”
            All down Piccadilly, dilly, dilly, dilly,
  Round by the Park,
You’ll see ladies running after little Willie,
  Till it gets dark.
I just simply shilly-shally, shally-shilly,
  I’m fancy free –
So, though they try to win and woo me,
Though in thousands they pursue me,
  They can’t catch me!
Chorus.    All down Piccadilly, etc.
Smith.     With Lady Vere de Vere
  I’m quite a household pet,
I’ve been pursued by Ermyntrude
  And kissed by violet!
With Ethelwyn and Maud,
  I’m very much all there.
And Christabel rang up to say,
“Come round to lunch at Holloway,
O naughty one, Mayfair.”
Chorus.    “O naughty one, Mayfair.”
Smith.     Her feeding tube she wants to share
With naughty, naughty one, Mayfair!”
            All down Piccadilly, dilly, dilly, dilly,
  Round by the Park,
You’ll see ladies running after little Willie,
  Till it gets dark.
I just simply shilly-shally, shally-shilly,
  I’m fancy free –
So, even if they “Suffragette” me,
I don’t think they’ll ever get me,
  They can’t catch me!

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