The Examiner's Song - 19th Century

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 05 Sept 2001

I'm a 'Varsity Examiner
and Prof. who's wide awake,
Having studied student nature,
I am up to ev'ry fake,
And can see through all their dodges,
such as clerking with me twice,
Attending Drummond's meetings
and then asking my advice.
I have intimate relations
with the waster and the swot,
And when there's any spinning,
I am always on the spot;
They may think they're very artful,
and to scrape a pass may try,
But I've got my optic on 'em,
and shall spin 'em by and by.
They may bluff me, try to stuff me,
but I've got 'em in my eye;
And I'll spin 'em,
yes, I'll spin 'em,
I shall spin 'em by and by

They may bluff me, try to stuff me,
but I've got 'em in my eye;
And I'll spin 'em,
yes, I'll spin 'em,
I shall spin 'em by and by.

There's a certain student fellow
who does after lecture come,
with a tale of having suffered
ev'ry woe in Christendom;
He has chronic Bright's, he thinks,
Diabetes, pleurisy,
A sample of his tube casts
he has brought for me to see.
But, of course, there's nothing
really wrong with him, you understand,
he only wants to know me,
so this little fake he's planned,
As he thinks if I examine him,
I'll let him through it fly,
But I merely wink the other eye,
and spin him by and by.
They may bluff me, try to stuff me,
but I've got 'em in my eye;
And I'll spin 'em,
yes, I'll spin 'em,
I shall spin 'em by and by

They may bluff me, try to stuff me,
but I've got 'em in my eye;
And I'll spin 'em,
yes, I'll spin 'em,
I shall spin 'em by and by.

There are students that I know of,
who are eminent 'boozees,'
Who, when they get a cheque
with which to pay their lawful fees,
Do immediately go on the razzle
(or the loose),
thus sending Profs. and fees alike to
well, let's say the dooce!
Then they come to me and tell me
that the mails have gone astray,
and would it be convenient
at the session's end to pay?
It's a case of nolens volens,
so of course I have to try
just to whistle for my fee,
but I shall spin 'em by and by.
They may bluff me, try to stuff me,
but I've got 'em in my eye;
And I'll spin 'em,
yes, I'll spin 'em,
I shall spin 'em by and by

They may bluff me, try to stuff me,
but I've got 'em in my eye;
And I'll spin 'em,
yes, I'll spin 'em,
I shall spin 'em by and by.

There's the man who takes the medals
on the extramural side,
and the man who scamps my lectures,
and who does a festive slide,
And who yet in some mysterious way
gets cards in, twentysix;
To count them for him makes me kick,
like Paul, against the pricks;
There's the man who shouts derisively,
and loudly laughs, Ho, Ho!
When I'm desirous most to
make my annual jokelet go;
There's the man who carves his name
upon the gallery benches high;
I am keeping them blue papers,
and shall spin 'em by and by.
They may bluff me, try to stuff me,
but I've got 'em in my eye;
And I'll spin 'em,
yes, I'll spin 'em,
I shall spin 'em by and by

They may bluff me, try to stuff me,
but I've got 'em in my eye;
And I'll spin 'em,
yes, I'll spin 'em,
I shall spin 'em by and by.

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The Examiner's Song - 19th Century

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The Examiner's Song - 19th Century
Words by Dr. R. J. A. Berry
Music from 'Faust Up To Date'
by Meyer Lutz
Sequenced for Piano by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Wednesday 05 Sept 2001 at 11.59
in association with Doug Grierson
and my thanks to Peter Addison, cricketer,
for providing the source material
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© James Pitt-Payne, London UK, 2001
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