The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard

by W. S. Gilbert

As office boy to an Attorney's firm;

I cleaned the windows and I swept the floor,

And I polished up the handle of the big front door.

I polished up that handle so successfullee,

That now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!

As office boy I made such a mark

That they gave me the post of a junior clerk;

I served the writs with a smile so bland,

And I copied all the letters in a big round hand.

I copied all the letters in a hand so free,