The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-27
THE ROLE OF THE ROYAL
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Ger the fate that attends on the
great;
She bemoaned her sad fate, and was
vexed at the way
The "bad boys" had acted of late.
They had stolen her crown, on her
throne had sat down,
And had cribbed all her powder and
guns;
And they wouldn't obey when Grove
said "get away
You bad boys-arn't you scared at
my frown?"
There were guns everywhere, and
shouts filled the air,
OF "Down with the Lilly-let the
Eagle fly high;
The Bulldog may howl and the Lion
may roar,
But all rotten thrones shall be
knocked into pie"
She groaned as she t. ought, "there are
guns all arcI nd me;
OH who will revenge me on these
horrid people?
They've guns in the barracks and, it
now seems to me,
They've even slowed some in the
opposite steeple.
''I must know if it is, or is not, so;
Where's my waiter-in-chief? He
can tell.
What hoi Slaves, Attend! Quick, find
me my Joe.
Wikiwiki, or I'll send you to sheol."
On the instant appeared devoted
slave
A small one, but brave-and he
thought, ween,
That for him twas glory enough to
receive
A kick or a curse from a queen.
"Down! Down. On your kneesp'
cried the royal sprig.
Chow dare you stand on your tiny
legs?
I'll make you dance the DEVILS jig,
II you dare approach me on your
pegs"
His bran new pants the carpet pressed,
So quickly he seemed to take root.
"Whaps the errand?' whined he,
"Pll take no rest,
But, like sky-rocket, PHI scoot."
The frown left her brow as she said,
"That's how
Loyal slaves should all learn to do;
I wish all the small fry could be here
just now,
To take good lesson from you.
Now trot right along, my nice little
man,
With this note to my Toady-in-
chief.
He may give you tip; so run as fast
as you can;
From my fears L must have quick
relief.
"I give you no tip; tits enough, I
ween,
For so loyal knight as you are.
To be first errand-boy to the Queen.
Your appointment shall be my first
care.
When my knight of big paunch and
big head
Shall conduct me back to my
throne;
And of me it meier shall be said
'She forgot the devotion you've
shown
"You shall have a red cap with a nice
band of gold,
And jacket with nice, gilded
stripes.
When your devotion's too big to be
told,
You shall kiss my big toe-for dear
G.. are my lips.
"You may now kiss my foot-t'was
washed only last week,
Then my mandate to Josephus
carry.
'Tis he, and he only, with whom 1
would speak;
So haste, nor, to play peg top,
tarry.
Tho little NOR RON 90 70 of 90 he a0Il1d
But, when the service was over,
He said to the boys: ~ do wish she
would
Go marry that pig-headed Grover.
"She treats me as if were naught
but child,
When, you know, Pm such big
man.
By gum and swan, to put it mild,
Longer stand it, I'm gormed if L
can.
"Then, you see boys, somehow,
there's got into my head
An idea, and it rattles like peas in
cup.
The idea is this-with grief be it said
The Queen and we fellers is all i'll
the soup.
"Grover said it, and meant it, and to
Lii was true;
But the Yanks are Disguised, his big
head is busted
c., g., B. and w. are in the soup too.
We're all up the spout-Restoration
is dead.
"Queens don't smell quite so sweet
as they did,
Except to the Johnnies, who--well,
don'cher know?
| They've got on their hands bloomin'
| kid,
And the beastly mess and the blasted