My Lady Nature's Little Joke 1895 Geo Grossmith

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 26 May 2002

My Lady Nature won't from me,
get many thanks,
I am the victim, as you see,
of all her pranks,
I once was handsome, blithe, and gay,
A thorough bred!
But now I'm lumping, fat, and gray
My nose is red.
And yet, alas! I can't revoke
My Lady Nature's little joke.

When babes, my children,
I may say,
did always right
they may perhaps have slept all day,
and cried all night,
but now they're out
my daughters won't obey my call,
my sons go out
and sometimes don't come home at all.
And yet, alas! I can't revoke
My Lady Nature's wilful joke.

My wife when plain was best of mates
the fact I mention,
She's grown goodlooking and creates
too much attention.
For, like a sun in summer sky,
She shines galore!
And I've become
I don't know why
An awful bore!

And yet, alas! I can't revoke
My Lady Nature's cruel joke.

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My Lady Nature's Little Joke 1895
by George Grossmith
written and composed expressly for
'The Strand Musical Magazine'
'A Reflective Ballad'
copyright 1895 by Geo. Grossmith
and USA copyright 1895 by Geo. Grossmith
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Sunday 26 May 2002 at 11.54
in association with Doug Grierson
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A rare find from the original magazine.