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

by W. S. Gilbert

Be good enough to strap it well,

And prithee do not linger,

That I, dear sir, may fill again

The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

This very night I have to fight—

So prithee do not linger."

"I don't strap fingers up for doles,"

Replied the haughty surgeon;

"To use your cant, I don't play rôles