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V.—Theseus' Son.

Air : "Jack's the Boy"

Oh! It's nice to get ashore,
With my little Minotaur;
And I've really had a very pleasant trip.
Ariadne put me wise
To that cotton-reel device,
It was nice of her to give me such a tip.
Through the labyrinth I strode,
Till I found the beast's abode
And I chained the jolly monster where he stood
When I'd fixed the noble beast
Adiadne stood a feast
And I sailed on the good ship Hood.

Chorus :
What a time we had
Me and Ariad
Sailing on tlie Hood,
Among the merry Isles of Greece,
Oh, what a time we had,
Me and Ariad,
Sailing on the good ship Hood, Among the Isles of Greece.

From the battle-field in Crete,
I came sailing with my fleet,
On my mighty little flagship called the Hood;
Called at Sydney on the way,
Had a merry little stay.
Oh! I tell you boys the going there was good,
Just as I was feeling sick,
We arrived in old Port Nick,
With the harbour looking at its very best.
When I saw the girls ashore,
Then I thought of nothing more,
But I hopped from my bunk and dressed.

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Chorus :
What a time had we
Doing Lambton Quay,
Competition keen among would-be Mamas-in-law.
O Navy League en fete.
Girls all palpitate,
Jack a boy, you're just the boy,
That all the girls adore.