I am a merry, happy chap, A jolly cove am I, One of those very merry boys, Who never will say die; I have a very loving wife, Her age is twenty-one, She’s like me and other folks, So full of harmless fun. Sometimes we invite a friend, An hour or two we pass, For nothing beats at home, A social pipe and glass; And when the clock is striking -bum! It’s then I sing with glee, 
"Polly put the kettle on, We’ll all have tea." Polly put the kettle on, The kettle on, the kettle on, Polly put the kettle on, And make it sing with glee, Polly put the kettle on, The kettle on, the kettle on, Polly put the kettle on, We’ll all have tea. 
Now when a very little lad, I’ve often heard them say, Polly put the kettle on, And clear the things away; Don’t sit reading there so long, But get the tea things laid, And when being done, A pretty aspect made. There’s nothing looks much nicer, On a cold and frosty day, Than to see the toast and butter Shining on the tray; So like I’ve heard it when a child, Those words will stick to me, Polly put the kettle on, We’ll all have tea. Polly put the kettle on,. 
A brother I’ve a sailor, The other day came home, He told us of his travels, And where he’d been to roam; He told us of his battles, 
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What wondrous things he did, And then he’d hoist his slacks, And chew another quid. I gazed with all astonishment, At his altered style, And judge of my surprise, Although it made me smile, For with a voice of thunder, To my missus shouted out, "Polly put the kettle on, We’ll all have tea." Polly put the kettle on,. 
No matter wherever I go, Or when invited out, As the clock is striking four, You’ll hear my welcome shout, Some folks may laugh at me, For them I do not care. As I’m a chap as you can see, I’m jolly everywhere; So not to break the friendship, I ask you one and all, Some afternoon when you have time On me to make a call, And as the clock is striking four, It’s then I’ll shout with glee, "Polly put the kettle on, We’ll all have tea." Polly put the kettle on,. 
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