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Folly's Song explained
A playful, repetitive song celebrating folly and mishaps in everyday life, from wedding fiddles to burnt cheese and social misadventures.
What happens
A playful, repetitive song celebrating folly and mishaps in everyday life, from wedding fiddles to burnt cheese and social misadventures.
Key passages
“When wedding fiddles are a-playing, Huzza for folly O!”
When the fiddles play at a wedding, let us cheer for foolishness.
Opens the song with a toast to folly during a festive occasion.
“When a milk-pail is upset, Huzza, etc.”
When a bucket of milk is knocked over, cheer for folly.
Celebrates a minor domestic accident as an occasion for folly.
“When Sir Snap is with his lawyer. Huzza, etc.”
When Sir Snap consults his lawyer, cheer for folly.
Mocks legal entanglements as another form of foolishness.