| TWO LOVELY BLACK EYES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Strolling so happily down Bethnal Green This gay youth you might have seen Tompkins and I, with his girl between Oh what a surprise, I praised the conservatives frank and free Tompkins got angry so speedily All in a moment he handed to me Two lovely black eyes. Chorus: Two lovely black eyes Oh what a surprise Only for telling a man he was wrong Two lovely black eyes. Next time, I argued, I though it best To give the conservative side a rest The merits of Gladstone I freely pressed When Oh what a surprise The chap I had met was a Tory true Nothing the Liberals right could do This was my share of that argument too Two lovely black eyes. Chorus: The moral you’ve caught I can hardly doubt Never on politics rave and shout Leave it to others to fight it out If you would be wise Better far, better it is to let Liberals and Tories alone you bet Unless you willing and anxious to get Two lovely black eyes. Chorus: |
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| Written and performed by Charles Coborn (1852-1945) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||