'ARRY'S LAMENT
"A public meeting was held at Hampstead last night to protest against the tampering with the Heath by tube railway promoters."—Daily Paper.
Wot! Toobs on 'appy 'Amstid?
A stytion at Jack Strors?
I 'old the sime a bloomin' shim
An' clean agin the lors,
Leastwyes it oughter be—
If lors wos mide by me
No toobs yer wouldn't see
On 'appy 'Amstid.
Wy, wheer are we ter go, Liz,
Ter git a breath of air?
Yer 'll set yer teeth agin the 'eath
When theer's a toob up there.
A pinky-yaller stytion
By wye o' deckyrytion—
I calls it desecrytion,
'Appy 'Amstid.
Oh! sive us 'appy 'Amstid!
It's Parrydise, you bet!
Theer ain't no smoke ter 'arm a bloke.
Nor yet no smuts as yet.
An' so I 'opes they 'll tell
This bloomin' Yanky swell
Ter send 'is toobs ter—well,
Not 'appy 'Amstid!
