There is a Tavern in the Town
There is a schoolroom in the town, in the town,
And there the Tripoi sit them down, sit them down,
And write with all their might, in anxious fear and fright,
And never get an answer right.
Chorus:
Then farewell, for I must leave thee;
Do not let the parting grieve thee;
But remember that the Tripos comes at last, at last,
Adieu, adieu, kind friends, adieu, adieu, adieu;
I have a Tripos to get through, to get through;
I spend my days in the Baptist Schoolroom now,
And may you never get a ...(!!??!!)
They start each morn at half-past eight, half-past eight,
And always think that they'll be late, they'll be late;
But when in Downing Street they reach the room,
They wish they had not come so soon.
Chorus:
Then dig a pond both deep and wide, deep and wide,
And lay those Tripoi side by side, side by side;
Bid John and Emma tell the news aloud,
These Tripoi died because they all were ...(!!??!!)
Chorus:
