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Mr & Mrs Discobbolos

from Lear and Carroll by Toby Darling

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Poem by Edward Lear

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Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos (Edward Lear)

C G Am Em
Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos
C G Am Climbed to the top of a wall.
Em C G And they sate to watch the sunset sky Em C G
And to hear the Nupiter Piffkin cry
C G Am And the Biscuit Buffalo call.
C D Em C
They took up a roll and some Camomile tea,
Em D C D
And both were as happy as happy could be--
Em C G Till Mrs. Discobbolos said,--
Em C G 'Oh! W! X! Y! Z! 'It has just come into my head--
C D Em C
'Suppose we should happen to fall! ! ! ! !
G D C9 'Darling Mr. Discobbolos
'Suppose we should fall down flumpetty 'Just like pieces of stone! 'On the thorns, -- or into the moat! 'What would become of your new green coat 'And might you not break a bone?
'It never occurred to me before--
'That perhaps we shall never go down any more!' And Mrs. Discobbolos said-- 'Oh! W! X! Y! Z! 'What put it into your head
'To climb up this wall? -- my own 'Darling Mr. Discobbolos?'
Mr. Discobbolos answered,-- 'At first it gave me pain,-- 'And I felt my ears turn perfectly pink 'When your exclamation made me think 'We might never get down again!
'But now I believe it is wiser far
'To remain for ever just where we are.'-- And Mr. Discobbolos said, 'Oh! W! X! Y! Z! 'It has just come into my head--
'----- We shall never go down again-- 'Dearest Mrs. Discobbolos!'
So Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos Stood up and began to sing, 'Far away from hurry and strife
'Here we will pass the rest of life, 'Ding a dong, ding dong, ding!
'We want no knives nor forks nor chairs,
'No tables nor carpets nor household cares, 'From worry of life we've fled-- 'Oh! W! X! Y! Z! 'There is no more trouble ahead,
'Sorrow or any such thing-- 'For Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos!'

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from Lear and Carroll, released June 22, 2015

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