The Scaffold - Lily the pink

We'll drink a drink a drink To lily the pink the pink the pink The saviour of our human race For she invented, medicinal compound Most efficacious in every case Mr freers had sticky out ears And it made him awful shy And so they gave him medicinal compound And now he's learning how to fly Brother Tony was notably bony He would never eat his meals And so they gave him medicinal compound Now they move him round on wheels We'll drink a drink a drink To lily the pink the pink the pink The saviour of the human race For she invented medicinal compound Mosr efficacious in every case Old Ebenezer thought he was Julius Caesar And so they put him in a home Where they gave him medicnal compound And now he's emporor of Rome Jonny Hammer, had a terrible st st st st stammer He could hardly sssay a word And so they gave him medicinal compound Now's he's seen, but never heard Chorus Aunty Milly ran willy nilly When her legs they did recede So they looked on medicinal compound Now they call her milipede Jennifer Eccles, had terrible freckles And the boys all called her names But they gave her medicinal compound Now he joins in all the games Chorus Lily the pink she turned to drink She filled up with parafin inside And despite her medicinal compound Sadly piccalilli died Up to heaven her soul ascended All the church bells they did ring She took with her medicinal compound Hark the herald angels sing Chorus