YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY THE PIPER! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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If you'll listen to a ditty I'll endeavour to explain, What a fate is theirs who will pursue a policy insane; They may argue on economy and reason 'til they burst, But they're certain to discover they must pay the piper first. Say, for instance, on the tally you obtain a new 'rig-out' You can manage small instalments when the money is about, And you reckon it is cheaper than to pay in ready cash, But the piper keeps you on his books until he's cooked your hash! Refrain: The piper! The Piper! If you meet a pretty girl and say, 'Oh darling, be my wife.' Refrain: The Piper! The Piper! You have saved a little money and your lucky-stars you thank, The Bank Directing piper! The man you took at one time for a friend. By his crime is not affected, Goes abroad and is respected, And you have to pay the piper in the end. |
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From the Musical Sketch entitled 'Pay The Piper' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Written and composed by Albert Chevalier, Brian Daly & F. Louis Schneider - 1894 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
From monologues.co.uk Music Hall Lyrics Collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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