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The Lobster Quadrille

from Lear and Carroll by Toby Darling

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Poem by Lewis Carroll from Alice in Wonderland

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The Lobster Quadrille (Carroll)

E B F#m E
“Will you walk a little faster?” said a whiting to a snail,
A G#m F#m B
“There’s a porpoise close behind us, and he’s treading on my tail.
E B F#m E
See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance!
A G#m A B7
They are waiting on the shingle—will you come and join the dance?
E F#m G#m A E A G#m F#m
Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, will you join the dance?
E F#m G#m A E A G#m F#m
Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, won’t you join the dance?

“You can really have no notion how delightful it will be
When they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters, out
to sea!"
But the snail replied, “Too far, too far!” and gave a look
askance—

Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join
the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, would not join
the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, could not join
the dance.

“What matters it how far we go?” his scaly friend replied.
“There is another shore, you know, upon the other side.
The further off from England the nearer is to France—
Then turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the
dance.
Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, will you join the
dance?
Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, won’t you join the
dance?”

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

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Toby Darling Penang, Malaysia

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Feel free to do anything you want with these tracks, I am not interested in making money from music.

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