“ WHAT a wonderful age ’tis my lads,
⁠And what wonderful people live in it,
We’ve wonderful mammas and dads,
⁠Fresh wonders arise every minute.
We’ve wonderful ships in our Navy,
⁠And wonderful soldiers and sailors,
We’ve wonderful beef full of gravy,
⁠And wonderful cabbage for tailers. ”

“ Sweet cowslips grace her nominative case,
⁠And she’s of the feminine gender.
CHORUS.
Rorum Corum, sunt di-vorum,
⁠Harum scarum Divo;
Tag rag merry derry, periwig and hat band,
⁠Hic hoc horum Genetive. ”

“ It was nae for nought ye left Peggy,
⁠My tocher it brought you to me.
An‘ say hae ye gowd for to busk me ay gaudy,
⁠Wi’ ribbons an’ pearlins, an’ breast-knots anew
A house that is canty wi’ plenishin’ plenty,
⁠Without them ye never need come for to woo? ”