American Old Time Song Lyrics: 12 The Cove Vot Spouts

Theater, Music-Hall, Nostalgic, Irish & Historic Old Songs, Volume 12

Home Songster main V01 V02 V03 V04 V05 V06 V07 V08 V09 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24 V25 V26 V27 V28 V29 V30 V31 V32 V33 V34 V35 V36 V37 V38 V39 V40 V41 V42 V43 V44 V45 V46 V47 V48 V49 V50 V51 V52 V53 V54 V55 V56 V57 V58 V59 V60 V61 Support Search



Share page  Visit Us On FB


THE COVE VOT SPOUTS.

I will tell you in my song
What happened the other night;
Not detain you long,
And in that you will say I am right
My name is no matter what,
And I don't live hereabouts;
But I am welcome everywhere,
For I am the cove vot spouts.
Ri tu ral lu ral lu ral le, &c.

At the theatre the other night,
Ned Forrest "Richard "played;
"Down, down to hell, " he cried,
Poot Harry soon gave away.
That night I got so drunk,
In a tavern I let out;
"Give me another horse, bind-"
Like Richard I did spout.
Ri tu ral lu ral lu ral le, &c.

A watchman took me up,
To the station house he led,
And in a dirty cell
Made me sleep without a bed.
In a frenzy I arose,
Seized another by the snout;
"Give me my pound of flesh-"
Like Shylock I did spout.
Ri tu ral lu ral lu ral le, &c.

"Oh, murder, help! " he cried,
The people flocked around,
But I was remorseless,
And stuck up for my pound.
The policemen they ran in,
While the blood from his snont ran out;
"Blood, blood, Iago!-"
Like Othello I did spout.
Ri tu ral lu ral lu ral le, &c.

A policeman collared me,
The nose I had to quit,
But soon I turned on him,
And between the eyes I hit
With such a murderous whack,
It made him roar and shout.
"Come on, come on, Macduff-"
Like Macbeth I did spout.
Ri tu ral lu ral lu ral le, &c.

"Oh, murder, help! "he cried,
The policemen in did pour,
And in a combined attack,
Got me down upon the floor.
Said they, we've got you now,
And you'll suffer, too, no doubt.
"Lay me in the grave with Juliet-"
Like Romeo I did spout.
Ri tu ral lu ral lu ral le, &c.

Next morning before the mayor
They took me to be tried,
And there, with look severe,
Me, his honor quickly eyed.
Said he, pray, who are you,

That dare kick up such a rout?
"I am thy father's ghost-"
From Hamlet I did spout.
Ri tu ral lu ral lu ral le, &c.

The people laughed at me,
His Honor looked amazed;
My father's ghost, said he,
Why the man is surely crazed;
For three months lock him up,
It's not safe to let him out.
They gave me thirty-one days below,
For showing them how to spout.
Ri tu ral lu ral lu ral le, &c.
Download music lyrics PDF file For Printing with (no ads)
Download music lyrics in RTF file For editing / printing with Word and other editing software.
Download music lyrics as PNG Graphic file For inclusion in DTP etc.