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Lily the Pink - The Scaffold
|Chorus:
|[G7] We'll [C] drink a drink a drink, To Lily the [G7] pink the pink the pink,
|The saviour of, our human [C] race,
|For she invented, medicinal [G7] compound,
|Most efficacious, in every [C] case
Verse 1:
Mr. [C] Freers, had sticky out [G7] ears, and it made him awful [C] shy,
So they gave him, medicinal [G] compound, and now he's learning how to [C] fly.
Verse 2:
Brother [C] Tony, was notably [G7] bony, he would never eat his [C] meals
And so they gave him, medicinal [G7] compound, now they move him round on [C] wheels.
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Verse 3:
Old Ebe-[C]nezer thought he was Julius [G7] Caesar, and so they put him in a [C] home
Where they gave him, medicinal [G7] compound, and now he's emperor of [C] Rome.
Verse 4:
Johnny [C] Hammer, had a terrible [G7] stammer, he could hardly say a [C] word,
And so they gave him, medicinal [G7] compound, now he's seen, but never [C] heard.
|Chorus:
|[G7] We'll [C] drink a drink a drink, To Lily the [G7] pink the pink the pink,
|The saviour of, our human [C] race,
|For she invented, medicinal [G7] compound,
|Most efficacious, in every [C] case
Verse 5:
Auntie [C] Milly, ran willy [G7] nilly, when her legs they did [C] recede,
And so they rubbed on medicinal [G7] compound, now they call her Milly [C] Peed.
Verse 6:
Jennifer [C] Eccles, had terrible [G7] freckles, and the boys all called her [C] names
But she changed with medicinal [G7] compounds, now he joins in all the [C] games
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Verse 7:
Lily the [C] pink she turned to [G7] drink, she filled up with paraffin [C] inside
And despite her medicinal [G7] compound, sadly Pickled Pily [C] died
Verse 8: (Slow)
Up to [C] heaven her soul [G7] ascended, oh the church bells they did [C] ring
She took with her medicinal [G7] compound, Hark the herald angels [C] sing
|Chorus: (slowing on last line)
|[G7] We'll [C] drink a drink a drink, To Lily the [G7] pink the pink the pink,
|The saviour of, our human [C] race,
|For she invented, medicinal [G7] compound,
|Most efficacious, in every [C] case