THE SONGS OF " ROOKWOOD." $ 







" Who cut his last fling with great applause a , 

 To the tune of a ' hearty choke with caper sauce.' 



Fake away. 

 The knucks in quod b did my schoolmen play, 



Fake away, 



And put me up to the time of day ; 

 Until at last there was none so knowing, 



Nix my doll palls, fake away. 



" Until at last there was none so knowing, 

 No such sneaksman c or buzgloak d going, 



Fake away. 

 Fogies e and fawnies f soon went their way, 



Fake away, 



To the spout B with the sneezers h in grand array, 

 No dummy hunter j had forks k so fly ; 



Nix my doll palls, fake away. 



" No dummy hunter had forks so fly, 



No knuckler 1 so deftly could fake a cly m , 



Fake away. 



No slour'd hoxter n my snipes could stay, 



Fake away. 



None knap a reader P like me in the Lay. 

 Soon then I mounted in swell-street high. 



Nix my doll palls, fake away. 



" Soon then I mounted in swell-street high, 

 And sported my flashiest toggery t >, 



Fake away, 

 Firmly resolved I would make my hay, 



Fake away, 



While Mercury's star shed a single ray, 

 And ne'er was there seen such a dashing prig r , 



Nix my doll palls, fake away. 



" And ne'er was there seen such a dashing prig, 

 With my strummel faked in the newest twig*. 



Fake away. 

 With my fawnied famms ', and my onions gay u , 



Fake away ; 



My thimble of ridge v , and my driz kernesa w ; 

 All my togs were so niblike x and splash, 



Nix my doll palls, fake away. 



a Thus Victor Hugo, in Le Dernier Jour (Pun Condamne, makes an impri- 

 soned felon sing, 



J'li ferai danser une danse 

 Ou il n'y a pas de plancher. 



b Thieves in prison. c Shoplifter. d Pickpocket. e Handkerchiefs. 

 ' Rings. To the pawnbroker. h Snuff boxes. * Pickpocket. 



k The two fore-fingers used in picking a pocket. l Pickpocket. 



m Pick a pocket. n No inside coat pocket, buttoned up. 



o Scissars. P Steal a pocket-book. Best-made clothes. 



r Thief. s With my hair dressed in the first fashion. 



1 With several rings on my hands. u Seals. 



v Gold Watch. w Laced shirt. x Gentlemanlike. 



