| DON'T BE RIDICULOUS, NICHOLAS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas met an Irish girl whose christian name was Molly Two eyes of blue made his senses whirl, for Molly was simply jolly They met at a dance and commenced sitting out And later some friends of hers heard Molly shout, Chorus: 'Don't be ridiculous Nicholas, Nicholas let me be, What with your squeezin' and teasin', You'll be the death of me. You say that I am a queen, Then yourself must be the knave, Nicholas, Nicholas, don't be ridiculous, Nicholas do behave!' Nicholas met her after that, proposed, and she refused him Her answer nearly knocked him flat Thought Molly had badly used him Said he, 'If you won't wed me, give me a kiss.' But all that he got out of Molly was this, Chorus: Nicholas sighed, 'Though you've said No, There's such a charm about you Off to the river I'll surely go, I never can live without you.' Said she, ' I suppose then I must save your life' And cried, as she promised that she'd be his wife, Chorus: |
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| Written and composed by Clarence Wainwright Murphy & George Arthurs - 1908 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performed by Josephine La Barte | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| From monologues.co.uk Music Hall Lyrics Collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||