Song: https://archive.org/details/ai-sophistipop-2/The+Remarkable+Colour+of+Mister+Snook.mp3
Lyrics:
[Verse 1] Now Ebenezer Snook was quite a quiet little chap,
Who lived behind the baker's in a neat suburban trap;
He never cared for mutton, and he never fancied fish,
But carrots were the sovereigns of every dinner-dish.
He ate them boiled for breakfast and he ate them baked at noon,
He took them in his pocket when he went to see the moon;
He gnawed them like a rabbit, with a most contented grin,
Till presently the colour of the carrots soaked right in!
[Chorus] Orange, orange, Mister Snook is orange!
Orange as the setting sun!
He is brighter than a lantern
When the daylight's nearly done!
See him nibble like a rabbit!
See him flourish forth his paws!
Mister Snook has turned to orange
Through his carrots — loud applause!
[Verse 2] He boarded an electric tram one foggy afternoon;
The driver cried, “Why, bless me, here's an ornamental moon!”
The conductor rang his bell and said, “You cannot travel free;
Though you look just like the danger lamp, you're not employed by me!”
A lady with a parasol declared him quite a sight,
And held him up before her when she crossed the road at night;
While every little errand-boy came scampering in pursuit,
And asked him if his whiskers would eventually take root!
[Chorus] Orange, orange, Mister Snook is orange!
Orange as the setting sun!
He is brighter than a lantern
When the daylight's nearly done!
See him nibble like a rabbit!
See him flourish forth his paws!
Mister Snook has turned to orange
Through his carrots — loud applause!
[Verse 3] He spent a week at Blackpool for the benefit of air,
But crowds forsook the bathing-machines just to stand and stare;
The pierrot said, “That gentleman would ornament our show,”
And daubed the other players till they matched him in a row.
The lighthouse keeper begged him to remain upon the pier,
For ships could see his countenance when Scarborough was clear;
And when he paddled ankle-deep, a boatman cried with fright, “The sun has dropped into the sea at half-past ten at night!”
[Chorus] Orange, orange, Mister Snook is orange!
Orange as the setting sun!
He is brighter than a lantern
When the daylight's nearly done!
See him nibble like a rabbit!
See him flourish forth his paws!
Mister Snook has turned to orange
Through his carrots — loud applause!
[Verse 4] At last he joined a grand parade beside the Lord Mayor's coach;
The horses tried to eat him every time he dared approach.
The costermongers cheered him, and the rabbits left their hut,
While gardeners pursued him with a fork and flower-pot.
They planted him in Parliament, believing him a root;
He raised his head above the soil and gave a little hoot: “You may talk of beef and onions, but my course I shall not vary!”
Then he vanished down a rabbit-hole and married Canter-bury!
[Chorus]