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Title: Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 5, 1892

Author: Various

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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

VOL. 102.

March 5th, 1892.

POPULAR SONGS RE-SUNG.

Great is the might of the Meaningless! Especially in a rattling refrain
or a rousing chorus. Big drum effects are always popular. What wonder
clever Miss LOTTIE COLLINS'S "_Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay_!" is all the rage?
"Her greatest creation" (_vide_ advertisements), "sung and danced with
the utmost _verve_," has taken the town. Will it "mar its use" to
attach a meaning to it? Let us try:--

No. VI.--THAT'S HOW WE BOOM TO-DAY!

[Illustration]

I.

A SMART "mug-lumberer" one must be
To-day, to "fetch" Sassiety;
Not too strict, of swagger free,
And as "fly" as "fly" can be.
Ever pushing, ever bold,
(Else one's left "out in the cold")
Thus Success you grasp, and hold.
And may sing, though Pecksniffs scold,--

_Chorus._

Tra-la! We "boom" to-day!
That's how we "boom" to-day!
Bra-va! We "boom" to-day!
Hoo-rah! We "boom" to-day!
[_And so on, six times or more._

II.

All want to "Boom." But don't be shy,
For modesty is all my eye.
Shun all reserve, if you would try
For "paying" notoriety.
If you would "make your pile" in haste,
You must not bother about "taste."
_Every_ chance must be embraced,
If you would sing when fairly "placed,"
_Chorus_--Tra-la! We "boom" to-day!
[_Over and over again._

III.

Art's a good game. 'Tis easier far
Than 'twas of old to be a Star.
Hit on some trick crepuscular,
Like smudge or smoke, and there you are!
They'll mouth, and call you "Master." So
You're sure--in time--to be a go.
You will catch on, and