“Then Blue Beard looks round fiercely, and his mask is made with eyes to work with strings:
‘But I shall him surprise
When I opens my eyes,’
(and he opens a tremendous pair of saucer eyes),
‘That talks of my dear dada.’
Then the music goes ‘Ha! ha!’ As he draws his sword into the army of four men, Shackaback gets it on the nose.
“Then Blue Beard goes direct to the old man and embraces him, and shows him a big purse of money. He then goes to the young lady, but she refuses him, and says she would sooner wed the young trooper. The old man gets in a rage, when enters Demon unseen by all; he waves over their heads; they then catch hold of hands and dance round the key again, to the tune of ‘The Roast Beef of Old England.’ Then begins a chorus which is thus, to the tune of ‘Stoney Batter:’
‘Round this magic key
Gaily let us trudge it;
Hoping something new