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

by W. S. Gilbert

And so, when Bishop Peter came

(That was the kindly Bishop's name),

He heard these dreadful oaths with shame,

And chid their want of dress.

(Except a shell—a bangle rare—

A feather here—a feather there—

The South Pacific negroes wear

Their native nothingness.)

He taught them that a Bishop loathes