(Sung by Mr, Super at the recent entertainment of the Shanghai Literary and Debating Society).
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If Treaties are not all a dream, The steamer Kuling ought To plough the Upper Yangtze stream, Nor be by Customs bought.
Our diplomats are in a fix, And clever Viceroy Li Says, chuckling, tis by Chinese tricks That you'll remember me.
The Racquet Court's at last come down, And we shall all regret The Council did not for the town The fine site cheaply get.
And when tis bought at costly price In two years' time, or three, The native there will say, tis nice You thus remember me.
The late Club members did invent A truly noble scheme To build a Court, and so prevent The Races being seen.
And glorying in their sale of land, Each member says with glee, By boldness tis, I understand, That you'll remember me.
When more P'lice barracks, vast and grand, The Council do erect, They'll take the Bridge repairs in hand, Ratepayers may expect.
When the dread of Mineing Lane at last Retires from trade in Tea, He'll say ' by auctions of the past "Tis you'll remember me."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.