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Victoria College Students' Carnival. Friday, 20th June, 1919

The Four Experts

The Four Experts.

"Each with a very fine flea in his ear."—Gilbert.

Hanan: Educate, let's educate,
All the youngsters in the State—
The young, the old, the big, the small,
We'll get 'em together and brain 'em all!
La diddeley diddeley dee,
Four Reformers here you see,
So la diddeley diddeley dee,
We'll save the blooming country!

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Hunter: But you'll have to raise the cash—
Then you'll have an awful smash!
The rich, the poor, will all combine
To save up the shekels and sink the mine!
La diddeley diddeley dee,
Words are fine futility,
So la diddeley diddeley dee,
Let's have a revolution!

P. & G.: Ah, the morals nowadays!
Oh! the shameless student ways!
Get Dr. Gibb to come along
And dose 'em with Scripture ten thousand strong!
La diddeley diddeley dee,
Oh, the things a man may see!
So la diddeley diddeley dee,
I'll write the blessed papers!

Bell: Educate—but, oh, the deuce!
I'll give a hand, but what's the use?
All your schemes they'll but ignore,
So leave 'em to spout and worry no more.
La diddeley diddeley dee,
Their fathers worked for naught, you see.
So la diddeley diddeley dee,
This talk is all superfluous.

All: La diddeley diddeley dee,
On this one thing we three agree
On this one thing I don't agree (Bell),
So la diddeley diddeley dee,
What O for education!
(So down with education (Bell).

Satan: Educate and educate,
Why the Devil do you wait,
But there's the Devil yet to pay:
You never get far 'less you go his way.
La diddeley diddeley dee,
Muscle's the thing, as you shall see,
So la diddeley diddeley dee,
We'll teach the kids cock fighting!