And mind it's cool, and with a 'ed! Hour family is reg'lar gluttons
For "Soshal Stir." The guv'nor, he's a rising Tory M.P., he is.
And Missis all the Season through as busy as a bloomin' bee is,
A gathering Fashion's honey up from every hopening flower. That's natty.
I 'ave a turn for poetry; you're quite right there, my pretty PATTY.
Lor! 'ow that gal admires these carves! But that's "irrevelant," as the sayin' is;
Master and Missis both complain 'ow dull and slow the game they're playin' is.
The Session? Yah! Give me the days, the dear old days of darling DIZZY!
With him and GLADSTONE on the job a chap could say "Now we are busy."
But SMITH's a slug, 'ARCOURT's a hum, and LABBY makes a chap go squirmish.