Paint The Roses, Quickly, Quickly!
Hurry – hurry!
The Queen is coming!
Paint the roses, quickly, quickly.
Hurry – HURRY!
I hear her creeping,
As ever faster my heart is beating!
Sorry – sorry!
We’ve failed our duty,
The Queen has seen us, sadly, badly!
Hurry – HURRY!
We must scamper,
Lest our heads with them she tampers!
HURRY – OH HURRY!
(There is no hurry),
Our heads were targeted; we’re lost; they’ve parted.
All is calm.