In a village in Old Siam, sir, there’s a lady who’s lost her way. 
In an effort to find a man, sir, she found herself in the old UK. 
She waited ’round in Walthamstowe, she skated ’round in Scarborough. 
She waited ’round in Walthamstowe, she skated ’round in Scarborough. 
In a village in old east end, sir, she mea fellow who made her real. 
Took her rushes to show, this man, sir, 
He met her dad at the wedding meal. 
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In a letter from Old Siam, sir, came an awful tale of woe. 
She decided the only answer was to get off a pile of dough. 
She waited ’round in Walthamstowe, she skated ’round in Scarborough. 
She waited ’round in Walthamstowe, she skated ’round in Scarborough. 
When a relative told her man, sir, he directed her not to stay. 
In a village in Old Siam, sir, there’s a lady who’se lost her way. 
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In a village in Old Siam, sir, there’s a lady who’se lost her way. 
In an effort to find a man, sir, she found herself in the old UK.
 
				 
		