CHELMSFORD

AGRICULTURAL SHOW

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COME all you, gallant ladies
And you gentletnen likewise,
The glorious sights of Chelmford,
Will all the world surprise,
From every qarter of the world,
to Chelmsford town they go,
ith smiling faces for to see,
The agricultural snow,

               CHORUS.

The Duke and Squire and farmer Chub
with smiling faces go,
to Chelmsford with delight to view
The agricultural show.

There's farmer John from Maldon.
From witam charmiug sue,
There's Baintree Bill & Dunmow Jill
And Little Nancy too;
Theres Brentwood Sail and Springfield
oh! crikey how they sweat,
There's Baddow Jack & Paddy-whack
And bouncing, Moulshaw Bet

There is jolly John the ploughman,
And Dickey with his flail.
And there's the lovly dairy maids
who carries the nilking pails.
And There's the former's daughters,
with their ringlets and their veils,
And there's old Squire Ninecompasses
with a hat like a ships sail,

There was never such a sight before,
Leheld by high or low,
There's nothing can come up to
Chelmsford agricultural show.
There's bustles like a haystack
Likewise large flibidy floabbiddy hats,
Theres penny loaves and ginger pop,
Fried peas and pickled sprats,

Theres a great large flich of bacon
From Dunmow town it came
And it's seven times as long,
as all the river thames,
there is a pig as large as any bull.
And sacks of noble Corn,
There's a horse as big as an elephant,
And a cow with seven horns,

Theres voilets and posies
And noble lumps of peath,
There's tulips pinks and roses;.
as big as Tiptree heath.
Theres cauliflowers cabages,
And hot pea soup so nice.
There's bullocks fry and sausages
and puddings stuffed with spice.

To see the Essex ladies
a donkeys heart would charm,
Then in they go with their true loves.
to the glorious Masons-arms.
to sing so keen God save the Queen,
hat glory we se now
Heres Chelmsford agricultural show.
And heaven speed the plough.

we ever will remember,
This great and glorious sight
which we behold at Chelmsford.
ith wonder and delight
od bless the Surrey ladies.
May they banish care and pain,
And Chelmsford agricultural show
May they live to see again,

e will toast in a bumper
All classes high and low
ho goes to Chelmsford for to see
The agricultural show.