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The Lobster Quadrille
Based on a poem by Lewis Carroll
Music and lyrics ©1994 Terry Taffinder Grosvenor
R&T Grosvenor Publishing

“Will you walk a little faster?”
Said a whiting to a snail.
“There’s a porpoise close behind us,
And he’s treading on my tail.
See how eagerly the lobsters
And the turtles all advance!
They are waiting on the shingle –
Will you come and join the dance?"

Refrain:
Come and join the dance!
Come and join the dance!
Come and join, come and join,
Come and join the dance!
Will you or won’t you come and join the dance?
Will you or won't you come and join the dance?
Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you,
Come and join the dance?
Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you,
Come and join the dance?

“You can really have no notion
How delightful it will be,
When they take us up and throw us,
With the lobsters, out to sea!“
But the snail replied, “Too far, too far!”
And gave a look askance –
Said he thanked the whiting kindly,
But he would not join the dance.

Refrain.

“What matters it how far we go?”
His scaly friend replied,
“There is another shore, you know,
Upon the other side.
The further off from England
The nearer is to France –
So turn not pale, beloved snail,
But come and join the dance."

Refrain.

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from Fun Songs for Tadpoles to Frogs, released October 1, 1994
Music and lyrics ©1994 Terry Taffinder Grosvenor
R&T Grosvenor Publishing
Audio Engineering, Production and Cover Art
Richard C. Grosvenor

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Terry Taffinder Grosvenor Newport, Rhode Island

Terry Taffinder Grosvenor is a seasoned professional musician and composer. She has performed around the world, earning accolades from New England to New York, London, Rio and Japan. She has been involved with three rock bands, solo, duet, and trio performances, and has given countless concerts in schools, libraries and venues for families in New England. Her husband, Rick, does her production. ... more

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