DERBY AND GLADSTONE.
(A Speech summarised in a Stanza.)
Air—“Darby and Joan.”
Derby, dear, I am old and grey,
Fifty-five years since my opening day,
“Ins” and “Outs” are for every one
As the world goes round.
Derby, dear, I must fain admit
I’ve altered my mind, just a little bit.
But I learnt freedom’s lesson in Forty-five,
And I mean to be true to it whilst I’m alive.
Always the same,
Derby, my own,
Always the same
Is your old Gladstone!