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No. 2 - Chorus - "O Sing a Welcome."
| Chorus: | O sing a welcome fair To Mr. Justice Grey! In a carriage and pair, With a legal air, His Lordship comes this way. Upon his learned brow O place the laurel bay, And with all the row That the laws allow, Give hip, hip, hip, hooray! |
| Fitzwarren: | His name is known both far and wide, Immensely great his reputation. |
| Rivers: | You'll pardon me expressing pride That I'm the Judge's near relation. |
| Chorus: | With strict impartialitee The law he will determine; A really tip-top Judge is he, An ornament in ermine. Then loudly beat his Lordship's drum, And publicly adore him! It's just as well to make a show, Because we never know, you know, How soon the dreaded day may come When we shall go before him. O sing a welcome fair To Mr. Justice Grey! In a carriage and pair, With a legal air, His Lordship comes this way. Upon his learned brow O place the laurel bay, And with all the row That the laws allow, Give a hip, hip, hip, hooray! |
| Sir Lewis: | Though justice is proverbially blind, I can't refrain from noticing the way In which my friends so numerous and kind Have sung the praises of Sir Lewis Grey. Accept my thanks for such a hearty greeting; This really is a very pleasant meeting. |
| Sir Lewis: | I'm a Judge of the modern society sort, And I'm much overworked with divorces But I've always some special attraction in court That my name into prominence forces. I can sing, I can flirt, and "At Homes" I frequent, Where the Upper Society Crust is, I'm the Beau of the Bench, and by common consent I'm the Toff of the High Court of Justice. And on Sundays my figure erect To be seen in the family pew is; For behaviour select is what people expect From a judge of the stamp of Sir Lewis. |
| Chorus: | Oh! Sir Lewis! Oh! Sir Lewis! Yes, on Sundays his figure erect To be seen in the family pew is; For behaviour select is what people expect From a judge of the stamp of Sir Lewis. |
| Sir Lewis: | When I try the sensational case of the day, By the papers I'm frequently guided, For I like to sum up in a popular way Just as public opinion's decided. And I'm given to making remarks when in court That have really no meaning whatever, In the hope that the papers will duly report And consider them witty and clever. The applause of the Junior Bar A desirable object in view is, And a flattering "par" in the Sun or the Star Which will mention the name of Sir Lewis. |
| Chorus: | Oh! Sir Lewis! Oh! Sir Lewis! The applause of the Junior Bar A desirable object in view is, And a flattering "par" in the Sun or the Star Which will mention the name of Sir Lewis. |
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Page modified 4 December 2016