The Prince of Humbug

The Prince of Humbug Balderdash Fiddle, faddle, drivel, posh Twiddle, twaddle, blather, bosh Bilge and dodge and double-dutch And flim-flam I am! The King of Hogwash Tommyrot Jibber, jabber, blabber, bluff Hocus-pocus, gabble, guff Scam and sham and just a touch Of white lie am I Duke of tripe and idle chat Earl of oil, Lord of flat Emperor of rigmarole That I am, bless my soul The Prince of Humbug Poppycock Piffle, waffle, panner junk Hokum, hooey, chatter, bunk Wile and guile and trumpery That's me In a world of sting and shock This moment we spend Down a road of ridge and rot Toward Lord knows what end Through a night as dark as space and cold as the sea Someone's got to make it right Shoot a rocket, shine a light Tell you who the someone's gonna be! The Prince of Humbug Tongue-in-cheek Shilly, shally, pull the wool Blarney, bogus, cock and bull Hoax and prank and hanky-pank And some skullduggery I am! And damn, I'll always be! Yeah!