# A Selection of Original Songs, Scraps, Etc., by Ned Farmer/This World's a Large Fair

This World's a Large Fair.
This world's a large fair, hurrah, hurrah, It's no more than a fair, hurrah, And the people around, keeping stalls will be found, Or else they are showmen, hurrah, hurrah, Or else they are showmen, hurrah.
Then let us be moving, come on, move on, We've no time to lose, get on, For the time will soon come, when we all must go home, So let us keep moving, get on, get on, Come, push through the crowd—get on.
Here's the royal pavilion—hats off, hats off; 'Tis the royal pavilion—hats off; Where the Prince, and the Queen, and the children are seen, The pride of Old England—hats off, hats off; Long, long may they live—hats off.
Take a peep at this building. Be quick—be quick; Take a peep at this building. Be quick: 'Tis the house where the lords deal in high sounding words, And that's about all. Be quick—be quick; Don't waste your time. Be quick.
There will be the place, just now, just now; That will be the place, just now; But faith, they must tarry, and wait for 'Squire Barry, Who seems in no hurry, just now—just now, Who appears in no hurry, just now.
Here's the show of St. Paul's; walk up—walk up; Just a going to begin—walk up; It seems an abuse, nor yet just the use A church should be put to; walk up—walk up; The charge only twopence; walk up.
And here stands another; fork out—fork out; A sort of twin brother; fork out; This is Westminster Abbey, and there's a fat babby, Both charge the same price; fork out—fork out, Both charge the same price; fork out.
Here's Jack-in-the-box; quick march—quick march; The guardians of Time; quick march; Whose deeds, (not extensive,) are nation expensive, Now, take open order; quick march—quick march; Left shoulders forward; quick march.
Here's a sight in good earnest; the Duke—the Duke; A sight worth the seeing; the Duke! No wonder the crowd of their hero are proud, Hark! hark, how they're shouting, 'the Duke—the Duke!' "Health, strength, and long life to the Duke!"
Stand aside, here's the Whigs; sweet lot—sweet lot; Make room for the Whigs; sweet lot; With fife and with drum, recruiting they come; Now, who'll take the shilling? sweet lot—sweet lot, Now, who'll take the shilling? sweet lot!
Look after that party; look out—look out; They're a promising party; look out; And have lately been made, the household brigade; But they're not fit for service: look out—look out; Right about, face; look out!
And now for the ladies; oh yes—oh yes; The ladies, God bless 'em; oh yes: Who a license have got to make fools of the lot, And they do it moreover, oh yes—oh yes, And they do it moreover, oh yes!
Still we can't do without them; oh no—oh no; 'Twere no fair without them, oh no: And were they not in it, I'd not stay a minute; Would you, sir? or you, sir?—Oh no! oh no! I answer for all—oh no!
Turn which way you will, fair folks—fair folks, Are hard at it still, fair folks; Some selling, some buying, some laughing, some crying, And lots of them trying, fair folks—fair folks, To gammon the other fair folks.
There's booths, too, for gambling; come play—come play; Yes, out and out gambling, come play; Where shares, scrip and dice, clean you out in a trice; They've just picked up "Johnny," come play—come play; He'll know better in future than play.
See, the gamblers are fighting; go in!—go in! They've kicked up a "shindy," go in! And during the brawl they'll break many a stall, Besides picking pockets, go in!—go in! Now play all you know; go in!
Just notice those stalls; oh dear—oh dear; They say, "that's the ticket," oh dear; Tho' they cut such a dash, they sell nothing but trash, Mere gingerbread make, oh dear, oh dear; The things that you buy are, oh dear!
We've seen quite enough, I guess—I guess, To shew us the stuff, I guess, Of which this world's made, shows, gambling or trade, All, all are engaged in, I guess—I guess; Not one is exempt, I guess!
And now for a finish; shut up—shut up; May our troubles diminish; shut up; And while in this fair, may each one prepare For another and better; shut up—shut up; When the time shall arrive to shut up!