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Title: More Cricket Songs

Author: Norman Gale

Release Date: August 13, 2004 [EBook #13167]

Language: English

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MORE CRICKET SONGS

by Norman Gale

Author of "Cricket Songs" "Barty's Star" "A Country Muse" And other
works.

1905

DEAR JOHN DENTON,

Not long ago you reminded me that once, when you were a boy and I was
a schoolmaster, I was angry with you because you pouted all through a
lesson in arithmetic. Let bygones be bygones, and accept as a proof of
my continuing friendship the dedication of this little volume, in
which there are no other sums than those of the Telegraph.

Most sincerely yours,

NORMAN GALE.

Here's to the lad with his useful Fifteen,
Here's to the Bowler that's thrifty,
Here's to the Bat who is Lord of the Green
With his frequent and thundering Fifty!

For their courtesy in allowing him to reprint some of these songs the
Author thanks the Editor of _The Westminster Gazette_, Prince
Ranjitsinhji, Mr. James Bowden, the Editor of _The Country_, and the
Editor of _The Sun_.

OILING
THE GOLDEN GAME
THE FEMALE BOY
THE DARK BOWLER
UNCLE BOB INDIGNANT
THE TUTOR'S LAMENT
A WIGGING
THE TWO KINGS
THE APPEAL
THE OLYMPIANS
THE OLD PROFESSIONAL
FIVE YEARS AFTER
DOCTOR CRICKET
PHILOSOPHY
THE ENTHUSIAST
CRICKET AND CUPID
A BOUNDARY
THE COMMENTATOR
LUCKY LADS
CRICKET IN THE GARDEN
THE PRINCE, BATTING
THE REASON
A LONG GRACE
REMEMBER, PLEASE!
THE FORERUNNERS
NET PRACTICE
THE CATCH OF THE SEASON

OILING.

_(A Song In and Out of Season.)_

Excuse me, Sweetheart, if I smear,
With wisdom learnt from ancient teachers,
Now winter time once more is here,
This grease upon your lengthy features!
Behaving thus, your loyal friend
No whit encourages deception:
Believe me, Fairest, in the end
This oil will better your complexion.
Fairest, believe!

Did you imagine in the bag
To sleep the sleep