| Charlie, Charlie, Charlie…
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| The doctors son was he
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| Didn’t know what to do
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| When he finished school
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| So they packed him off
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| To sea
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| Charlie Charlie Charlie
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| A modern tragedy
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| The navy rum and the
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| Tropical sun
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| Has sent him dolally
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| So get back on the Beagle
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| Charles and sail far away
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| The things you said today
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| Is surely blasphemy!
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| Men of cloth and science agree:
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| That’s quite enough! |
| BEGONE CHARLIE!
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| How dare you go around
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| Telling me
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| My grandfather’s an ape!
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| Charlie, no you can’t make a
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| Monkey out of me
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| This isn’t the planet of the apes
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| Its the nineteeth century!
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| Charlie Charlie Charlie
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| Now you stand accused
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| Of calling Victoria’s dad a chimp
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| And she is not amused!
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| So get back on the Beagle
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| Charles and sail far away
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| The things you said today
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| Is surely blasphemy!
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| Men of cloth and science agree:
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| That’s quite enough! |
| BEGONE CHARLIE!
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| How dare you go around
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| Telling me
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| My grandfather’s an ape!
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| V3 — old children’s limerick:
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| Charlie charlie darwin darwin darwin
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| Charlie charlie darwin NOW WHAT THE 'ELL HAVE YA DONE?
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| The Origin of the Species the species the species
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| The Origin of the Species AND THE DESCENT OF MAN!
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| It contradicts the Bible, the Bible, the Bible
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| It contradicts the Bible ONE OF YOU IS WRONG!
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| So get back on the Beagle
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| Charles and sail far away
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| The things you said today
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| Is surely blasphemy!
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| Men of cloth and science agree:
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| That’s quite enough! |
| BEGONE CHARLIE!
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| How dare you go around
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| Telling me
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| My grandfather’s an ape!
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| Charlie, Charlie, Charlie…
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| What happened to you boy?
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| We thought you’d join the clergy
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| Not make the Lord annoyed!
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| Charlie, Charlie, Charlie…
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| At the age of fifty one
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| Your family’s a laughing stock
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| Look at what you’ve done!
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| So get back on the Beagle
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| Charles and sail far away
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| The things you said today
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| Is surely blasphemy!
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| Men of cloth and science agree:
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| That’s quite enough! |
| BEGONE CHARLIE!
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| How dare you go around
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| Telling me
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| My grandfather’s an ape! |