The Lobster Quadrille

＂Will you walk a little faster ＂

Said a whiting to a snail

＂There＇s a porpoise close behind us

And he＇s treading on my tail

See how eagerly the lobsters

And the turtles all advance

They are waiting on the shingle -

Will you come and join the dance

Will you won＇t you will you

Won＇t you will you join the dance

Will you won＇t you will you

Won＇t you won＇t you join the dance ＂

＂You can really have notion

How delightful it will be

When they take us up and throw us

With the lobsters out to sea ＂

But the snail replied ＂Too far too far ＂

And gave a look askance -

Said he thanked the whiting kindly

But he would not join the dance

Would not could not would not

Could not would not join the dance

Would not could not would not

Could not could not join the dance

＂What matters it how far we go ＂

His scaly friend replied

＂There is another shore you know

Upon the other side

The further off from England

The nearer is to France -

Then turn not pale beloved snail

But come and join the dance ＂

＂Will you won＇t you will you

Won＇t you will you join the dance

Will you won＇t you will you

Won＇t you won＇t you join the dance ＂