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Title
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Jolly red herring
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Singer
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Harvey, Henry [Wassail]
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Song Lyrics
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Verse 1
What do you think I made of my red herring's head?
The very best oven that ever baked bread,
Besides quarterns, half quarterns, and all other fine things;
Don't you thing I made much of my jolly herring?
Chorus
Of all the fish that swim in the sea,
The red herring is the king for me.
Verse 2
What do you think I made out of my red herring's eyes?
Forty jackdaws and fifty magpies,
Besides linnets and larks, and all other fine things.
Don't you think I made much of my jolly herring?
Chorus
Verse 3
What do you think I made out of my red herrings gill?
Bottles of medicine, and boxes of pills,
Besides medicines and pills, and all other fine things.
Don't you think I made much of my jolly herring?
Chorus
Verse 4
What do you think I made out of my red herring's guts?
Forty bright women, and fifty bright sluts,
Besides prudents, and sluts, and all other fine things;
Don't you think I made much of my jolly herring?
Chorus
Verse 5
What do you think I made of my red herring's ribs?
Aylesbury great tower, and Aylesbury great bridge,
Besides bridges and towers, and all other fine things;
Don't you think I made much of my jolly herring?
Chorus
Verse 6
What do you think of my red herring's tail?
The very best ship that ever set sail,
Besides sailcloth, and rigging, and all other such things;
Don't you think I've made much of my jolly herring.
