Friday 7 February 2014

'Beautiful Soup'

'Beautiful Soup', an illustration by John Vernon Lord in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Artists' Choice Editions, 2009.

The text

'Oh, a song, please, if the Mock Turtle would be so kind,' Alice
replied, so eagerly that the Gryphon said, in a rather offended tone,
'Hm! No accounting for tastes! Sing her "Turtle Soup," will you, old
fellow?'

The Mock Turtle sighed deeply, and began, in a voice sometimes
choked with sobs, to sing this: --

'Beautiful Soup, so rich and green, Waiting in a hot tureen!
Who for such dainties would not stoop? Soup of the evening,
beautiful Soup! Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup! Beau --
ootiful Soo -- oop! Beau -- ootiful Soo -- oop! Soo -- oop of
the e -- e -- evening, Beautiful, beautiful Soup!

'Beautiful Soup! Who cares for fish, Game, or any other dish?
Who would not give all else for two p ennyworth only of
beautiful Soup? Pennyworth only of beautiful Soup? Beau --
ootiful Soo -- oop! Beau -- ootiful Soo -- oop! Soo -- oop of
the e -- e -- evening, Beautiful, beauti -- FUL SOUP!'


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