THE NURSERY RHYME OF THE NEXT GENERATION.
Air : " Who killed cod; robin " Who killed Charles Gordon? I, said the nation, With my vacillation, I killed Charles Gordon. Who saw him die ? No friendly eye : Only his enemy, He saw him die. c Who caught his blood ? I said Khartoum. My bosom's his tomb, I caught his blood. Who made his shroud ?: Spurned by the crowd, . None made his shroud— - Honor's his shroud. . Who'll be chief mourner ? I, said Saint George— Champion of-England— - I'll be chief mourner. Who'll be the parson ? I, said Hypocrisy, With "exub'rant verbosity," I'll be the parson. Who'll dig his grave ? ; I, said the slave, He died me to save, I'll dig his grave. Who carried him to hie grave ? So noble, so brave ; Deserted, betrayed, None carried him to his grave. Who'll sing a psalm ? I, replied Fame (Grizmon'd with shame). I'll ting a psalm. * Who'll toll the bell? I, said John Bull, Because my heart's full, So, brave Gordon, farewell. '._• -'-•- -•■ Bristol Times and Mirror, iiaron T U/1885,
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1841, 21 May 1885, Page 2
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172THE NURSERY RHYME OF THE NEXT GENERATION. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1841, 21 May 1885, Page 2
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