Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] Part 38

[17: got rid of the plunder]

THE CHICKALEARY COVE [Notes]

[_c_. 1864]

I

I'm a 'Chickaleary bloke' with my one, two, three, [1]

Whitechapel was the village I was born in, For to get me on the hop, or on my tibby drop, [2]

You must wake up very early in the morning.

I have a rorty gal, also a knowing pal, [3]

And merrily together we jog on, I doesn't care a flatch, as long as I've a tach, [4]

Some pannum for my chest, and a tog on. [5]

I'm a Chickaleary bloke with my one, two, three, Whitechapel was the village I born in, For to get me on the hop, or on my tibby drop, You must wake up very early in the morning.

II

Now kool my downy kicksies--the style for me, [6]

Built on a plan werry naughty, The stock around my squeeze a guiver colour see, [7]

And the vestat with the bins so rorty, [8]

My tailor serves you well, from a perger to a swell, [9]

At Groves's you're safe to make a sure pitch, [10]

For ready yenom down, there ain't a shop in town, [11]

Can lick Groves in The Cut as well as Sh.o.r.editch. [12]

I'm a Chickaleary bloke, etc.

III

Off to Paris I shall go, to show a thing or two To the dipping blokes what hangs about the caffes, [13]

How to do a cross-fam, for a super, or a slang, [14]

And to bustle them grand'armes I'd give the office: Now my pals I'm going to slope, see you soon again, I hope, My young woman is awaiting, so be quick; Now join in a chyike, the jolly we all like, [15]

I'm off with a party to the Vic.

I'm a Chickaleary bloke, etc.

[1: Whitechapel swell]

[2: got the better of me]

[3: flashly dressed; clever]

[4: halfpenny; hat]

[5: eatables; coat]

[6: look; trousers flashy cut]

[7: neck; flash]

[8: vest; pockets]

[9: teetotaller]

[10: place]

[11: money]

[12: beat]

[13: pickpockets]

[14: watch; chain]

[15: salute; shout]

BLOOMING aeSTHETIC [1882]

[From _The Rag_, 30 Sept.].

_He_

I

A dealer-in-c.o.ke young man, A wallop-his-moke young man, A slosher-of-pals, A spooning-with-gals, [1]

An ought-to-be-blowed young man.

II

A tell-a-good-whopper young man, [2]

A slogging-a-copper young man, [3]

A pay-on-the-nod, [4]

An always-in-quod, [5]

A sure-to-be-scragged young man. [6]

III

A Sunday-flash-togs young man, [7]

A pocket-of-hogs young man, [8]

A save-all-his-rhino, [9]

A cut-a-big-s.h.i.+ne, oh, Will soon-have-a-pub young man

_She_

I

A powder-and-paint young girl, Not-quite-a-saint young girl, An always-get-tight, [10]

A stay-out-all-night, Have-a-kid-in-the-end young girl. [11]

II

Make-a-bloke-a-choke young girl, Love-a-gin-soak young girl, [12]

On-the-kerb-come-a-cropper, Run-in-by-a-copper, [13]

"Fined-forty-bob "--young girl.

III

A tallow-faced-straight young girl, A never-out-late young girl, A Salvation-mummery, Smoleless-and-glummery, Kid-by-a-captain young girl.