The Broom, the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs

from Lear and Carroll by Toby Darling

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Poem by Edward Lear
Set to music by Toby Darling

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The Broom, the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs [Edward Lear)
Intro: Am Em x8

Am Em Dm Am
The Broom and the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs,
Am G Am
They all took a drive in the Park,
Am Em Dm Am
And they each sang a song, Ding-a-dong, Ding-a-dong,
Am G Am
Before they went back in the dark.
Am C G Dm
Mr. Poker he sate quite upright in the coach,
C D E7
Mr. Tongs made a clatter and clash,
Am C G Am
Miss Shovel was all dressed in black (with a brooch),
G F Am
Mrs. Broom was in blue (with a sash).
Am G Dm Am
Ding-a-dong! Ding-a-dong!
G F E7
And they all sang a song!

'O Shovel so lovely!' the Poker he sang,
'You have perfectly conquered my heart!
'Ding-a-dong! Ding-a-dong! If you're pleased with my song,
'I will feed you with cold apple tart!
'When you scrape up the coals with a delicate sound,
'You encapture my life with delight!
'Your nose is so shiny! your head is so round!
'And your shape is so slender and bright!
'Ding-a-dong! Ding-a-dong!
'Ain't you pleased with my song?'

'Alas! Mrs. Broom!' sighed the Tongs in his song,
'O is it because I'm so thin,
'And my legs are so long -- Ding-a-dong! Ding-a-dong!
'That you don't care about me a pin?
'Ah! fairest of creatures, when sweeping the room,
'Ah! why don't you heed my complaint!
'Must you needs be so cruel, you beautiful Broom,
'Because you are covered with paint?
'Ding-a-dong! Ding-a-dong!
'You are certainly wrong!'

Mrs. Broom and Miss Shovel together they sang,
'What nonsense you're singing to-day!'
Said the Shovel, 'I'll certainly hit you a bang!'
Said the Broom, 'And I'll sweep you away!'
So the Coachman drove homeward as fast as he could,
Perceiving their anger with pain;
But they put on the kettle and little by little,
They all became happy again.
Ding-a-dong! Ding-a-dong!
There's an end of my song!

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from Lear and Carroll, released June 22, 2015
Poem by Edward Lear
Set to music by Toby Darling

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