The Bellman's Speach-Bajka

[ti:The Bellman's Speach] [ar:Bajka] [al:Chez Le Coiffeur Vol 2 Bossa Lounge] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Bellman's Speach - Bajka [00:25.11]Come listen people while I tell you again [00:28.18]The five unmistakable marks [00:30.29] [00:31.02]By which you may know so wherever you go [00:34.22]The warranted genuine snarks [00:35.90] [00:36.77]Let us take them in order [00:38.36]The first is the taste [00:40.18]Which is meagre and hollow but crisp [00:42.86]Like a coat that is rather too tight in the waist [00:45.96]With a flavour of Will o' the wisp [00:48.04] [00:48.87]We have sailed many weeks we have sailed many days [00:54.18] [00:54.88]Seven days to the week I allow [01:00.01] [01:00.76]But a true snark on who we might lovingly gaze [01:06.71]We have never beheld till now [01:12.30] [01:13.40]Its habit of getting up late you'll agree [01:16.10]That it carries too far when I say [01:18.97]That it frequently breakfasts at five o'clock tea [01:22.25]Dines on the following day [01:24.11] [01:24.88]The third is its slowness in taking a jest [01:28.13]Yet happen to venture on one [01:30.98]It will sigh like a thing that is deeply distressed [01:33.88]And it always looks grave at a pun [01:36.14] [02:01.51]The fourth is its fondness for bathing machines [02:03.94]Which it constantly carries about [02:05.99] [02:06.77]And believes that they add to the beauty of scenes [02:10.40]A sentiment open to doubt [02:12.21] [02:12.89]The fifth is ambition it next will be right [02:16.22]To describe each particular batch [02:18.19] [02:19.09]Distinguishing those that have feathers and bite [02:22.40]From those that have whiskers and scratch [02:24.67] [02:25.39]For though common snarks do no manner of harm [02:30.47] [02:31.06]Yet I feel it my duty to say [02:33.30] [02:33.86]Some are Boojums [02:35.56]The Bellman broke off in alarm [02:39.39] [02:40.14]For the Baker had fainted away [02:43.99] [02:49.25]We have sailed many weeks we have sailed many days [02:54.24] [02:54.78]Seven days to the week I allow [02:59.55] [03:00.74]But a true snark on who we might lovingly gaze [03:06.73]We have never beheld till now [03:11.62] [03:12.76]We have sailed many weeks we have sailed many days [03:18.74]Seven days to the week I allow [03:23.58] [03:24.74]But a true snark on who we might lovingly gaze [03:30.75]We have never beheld till now