So they flocked in a body to Pharaoh's house
With every sign of woe
And said, "Oh King, they servants beseech thee
To let these Hebrews go.

For nobody knows what will come on us next,
If the troublesome bounders stop
Another event like we had last night,
And we might as well shut up shop!"

Now the King was as stubborn as fourteen mules
But he graciously heard their pleas
For he thought of all the numerous shares
He held in the various companies.

So he sent for Moses and said,
"My man, out royal colours we strike
Just tell thy clan they¹ve our full permission
To slope as soon as they like."

So Moses went out and he said to the Sheenies,
"Great news! Listen you chaps,
Toddle off home to your wives and tell 'em
To pack up their blooming traps

But first of all borrow your neighbours' clobber
Their toppers and dresses of silk
For, this evening, we start for a treat of a place
That reeks of honey and milk."

And the self-same night did the Hebrews bunk
Not a moment they delayed
And Miriam banged on a tambourine
And chanted, "The Anchor¹s Weighed."

Some days they marched, while the poor Egyptians,
Feeling extremely raw
Kept asking themselves, "What on earth did we lend
them our jewels and clothing for?"

And at last they went to Pharaoh, saying,
"Oh Monarch, these Hebrew dogs
Have gone and bunked it with all our treasures
As well as our Sunday togs."

And Pharaoh cried, "That's their game, then, is it?
We¹ll soon be on their track
Get out a column of chariots quick
And we'll fetch the perishers back."

The King and his 'Tommies' set off in haste
And two days later, with glee
They spotted the Children of Israel
Camped on the shores of the blue Red Sea.

And when the latter beheld the army
A trembling affected their legs.
"For" they said, "If Pharaoh puts mits on us
Then it¹s up with us, sure as eggs."

But Moses calmed them saying,
"My pippins, don¹t worry, keep all serene
And I¹ll show you the smartest conjuring trick
That any one here has seen

Then he pointed his wand at the Red Sea waves
Crying, "Abracadabra! Fly."
And the sea went piling to left and to right
With a path up the middle dry!

Then cool and calm, a procession he formed
And the order to start he gave
And they sung, as they marched 'twixt the liquid walls
"A Life in the Ocean Wave."

A squad of sappers walked on in front
Each puffing a seasoned clay
And the smoke they made was a sign that showed
The rest of the tribe the way.

And when night shades fell in the briny street
The sight was grand indeed
Like a pillar of flame was the gleaming glow
That rose from the burning weed.

And when the sappers dropped in the rear
Then Pharaoh fumed and cussed
For his men were pretty near choked to death
On account of the smoke and dust.

But the Jews still marched, while the only sounds
Were the loud ear-piercing squalls
When the kids got spanked for stopping to pick
The mackerel out of the walls.

And finally, safely across the tide
Got Moses and all his crew
While the 'Gyptian column was messing about
With the chariots half way through.

For they¹d left in such a desperate hurry
To get on the Hebrews' heels
That they'd been and gone and clean forgotten
To grease their chariots wheels.

When the last of the fugitives reached the shore
Then Moses remarked, "It¹s plain
I¹ve upset one of the natural laws
I must put that right again."

So again he waved his jigger around
Crying, "Abracadabra! Close."
And the walls bulged in, while a shout of joy
From the rescued Hebrews rose

And poor old Pharaoh and all his host
Were drowned extremely dead
And those that didn¹t get washed ashore
Still sleep in their Red Sea bed.