The Little Grey Bonnet

Seq - Dr. J.Pitt-Payne. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. June 2001.

[Prudence] Life is a milliner's show,
ev'ry young lady confesses.

Even a Quaker, you know,
has to take care how she dresses!

So when at home I went out for a walk,
I had to mind that the folks didn't talk!

I wore a little grey bonnet,
not a flow'r or feather upon it!

Always hidden my face would be,
'cos it was under my bonnet, you see!

Though I was very demure,
folly and flattery scorning,

all the young fellows, I'm sure,
liked just to bid me good morning!

They would come up as I went on my way,
saying "It's really a very fine day!"

I wore a little grey bonnet,
lots of eyes were fasten'd upon it!

Though they wanted to look at me,
They couldn't peep under my bonnet, you see!

Once on a Sunday in June,
such a nice gentleman met me:

talk'd for the whole afternoon,
told me he'd never forget me!

He couldn't see I was blushing so pink,
I didn't know what to say or to think!

I wore a little grey bonnet,
all the while his eyes were upon it:

Then I found he was kissing me,
his face had slipp'd under my bonnet, you see!

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Quaker27 The Little Grey Bonnet 1910 seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 01 Jun 2001

Quaker27 The Little Grey Bonnet 1911 seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 01 Jun 200
Quaker27 The Little Grey Bonnet 1911
Words and Music by Lionel Monckton
Copyright MCMXI by Chappell and Co. Ltd.
Sequenced by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 01 Jun 2001
in association with Doug Grierson
Karaoke by Bunty Pritchard Jones