Presented at Court

DESCRIPTION: "I may be wrong, but I presume... There are very few here in this room now Who've had an audience with the Queen." The singer hasn't, but describes it anyway, including the fancy clothes and ceremony -- and the twenty shilling fine for the drunk
AUTHOR: Words: Charles R. Thatcher (1831-1878)
EARLIEST DATE: 1864 (Thatcher's "Songs of the War")
KEYWORDS: humorous royalty drink money clothes
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ, pp. 53-54, "Presented at Court" (1 text, tune referenced)
NOTES [29 words]: For brief background on Charles Thatcher's career, see the notes to "Where's Your License?" For an extensive collection of his songs, see Anderson-StoryOfAustralianFolksong. - RBW
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