Freddie took inspiration from Richatd dadd’s painting Lyrics: "the fairy folk have gathered Round the new-moon shine To see the feller crack a nut At night's noon-time To swing his axe he swears As he climbs he dares To deliver the master stroke [Verse 2] Ploughman, "Waggoner Will", and types Politician with senatorial pipe He's a dilly-dally-o Pedagogue squinting, wears a frown And a satyr peers under lady's gown Dirty fellow, what a dirty laddio Tatterdemalion and the junketer There's a thief and a dragonfly trumpeter He's my hero (Aaaaah!) Fairy dandy tickling the fancy Of his lady friend The nymph in yellow (Can we see the master stroke) What a quaere fellow [Bridge] Ah ah ah ah ah ah Ah ah ah ah ah ah [Bridge] Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, ploughboy Waiting to hear the sound And the arch-magician presides He is the leader [Verse 3] Oberon and Titania Watched by a harridan Mab is the queen And there's a good apothecary-man Come to say hello Fairy dandy tickling the fancy Of his lady friend The nymph in yellow What a quaere fellow [Outro] The ostler stares With hands on his knees Come on Mr. Feller Crack it open if you please"
Freddie took inspiration from Richatd dadd’s painting
Lyrics:
"the fairy folk have gathered
Round the new-moon shine
To see the feller crack a nut
At night's noon-time
To swing his axe he swears
As he climbs he dares
To deliver the master stroke
[Verse 2]
Ploughman, "Waggoner Will", and types
Politician with senatorial pipe
He's a dilly-dally-o
Pedagogue squinting, wears a frown
And a satyr peers under lady's gown
Dirty fellow, what a dirty laddio
Tatterdemalion and the junketer
There's a thief and a dragonfly trumpeter
He's my hero (Aaaaah!)
Fairy dandy tickling the fancy
Of his lady friend
The nymph in yellow
(Can we see the master stroke)
What a quaere fellow
[Bridge]
Ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah
[Bridge]
Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, ploughboy
Waiting to hear the sound
And the arch-magician presides
He is the leader
[Verse 3]
Oberon and Titania
Watched by a harridan
Mab is the queen
And there's a good apothecary-man
Come to say hello
Fairy dandy tickling the fancy
Of his lady friend
The nymph in yellow
What a quaere fellow
[Outro]
The ostler stares
With hands on his knees
Come on Mr. Feller
Crack it open if you please"