the fairy feller's masters stroke

The fairy folk have gathered

Round the new moon's 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

Ploughman wagoner will' and types

Politician with senatorial pipe

He's a dilly dally oh

Pedagogue squinting wears a frown

And a satyr peers under lady's gown

He's a dirty fellow

What a dirty laddie-oh

Tatterdemalion and the junketer

There's a thief and a dragonfly trumpeter

He's my hero

Fairy dandy tickling the fancy

Of his lady friend

The nymph in yellow (can we see the master stroke)

What a quaere fellow

Soldier sailor tinker tailor ploughboy

Waiting to hear the sound

And the arch magician presides

He is the leader

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

The ostler stares with hands on his knees

Come on mister feller

Crack it open if you please

Jag är fortfarande lite bitter över att min beställning av reproduktionen av denna tavla aldrig kom fram till Gallerix när jag beställde den någon gång på 90-talet. Kanske dags att göra ett nytt försök? Läs mer om Richars Dadd:s märkliga konstverk HÄR och lyssna på Queens tolkning, eller soundtrack till den HÄR.