No. 10 - Trio - Schnapps, Slinks and Hook, with Chorus

Lyrics by Paul A. Rubens

[Schnapps:] Ev'ry Dutchman when he wakes,
A little piece of cheese he takes--
[Slinks:] Partakes--
[Hook:] Mother takes cheese as well.
[Schnapps:] While a pot of tea he brews
A little piece of cheese he chews--
[Slinks:] Pa chews--
[Hook:] Mother chews cheese as well.
[Schnapps:] Pa and Ma sit up in bed.
Presently when both have fed--
Pa's got a cold inside his head.
[Chorus:] 'Tischoo! 'Tischoo!
[Hook:] Mother's caught cold as well.
[Chorus:] Mother's caught cold as well.
There's nothing like a...
[Schnapps:] little bit of cheese
To keep about the house--
[Slinks:] The dwelling--
[Hook:] The apartment--
[Schnapps:] The dwelling, apartment, or anything you please;
It comes in very handy when you want
To catch a little mouse.
[Slinks:] A vermin--
[Hook:] Or a rodent--
[Trio:] Oh, a marvellous thing is cheese!
[Chorus:] There's nothing like a little bit of cheese
To keep about the house--
The dwelling, the apartment--
The dwelling, apartment, or anything you please;
It comes in very handy when you want
To catch a little mouse.
A vermin, or a rodent--
Oh, a marvellous thing is cheese!

[Schnapps:] Ev'ry Dutchman after meat,
A little piece of cheese will eat--
[Slinks:] He'll eat--
[Hook:] Mother will eat as well.
[Schnapps:] For a picnic he will go,
And take a piece of cheese also--
[Slinks:] Also--
[Hook:] Mother also, as well.
[Schnapps:] Then the children want to play
But they've got no toys that day--
Never mind, Pa's brought cheese, hurray!
[Chorus:] Hurray! Hurray!
[Hook:] Mother's brought cheese as well.
[Chorus:] Mother's brought cheese as well.
There's nothing like a...
[Schnapps:] little bit of cheese
If you are fond of games--
[Slinks:] Such as croquet--
[Hook:] Or marbles--
[Schnapps:] Ping-pong, snooker, or anything you please;
It's useful for a hundred diff'rent pastimes,
Never mind their names--
[Slinks:] The descriptions,
[Hook:] The appellations,
[Trio:] Oh, a marvellous thing is cheese!
[Chorus:] There's nothing like a little bit of cheese
If you are fond of games--
Such as croquet, or marbles--
Ping-pong, snooker, or anything you please;
It's useful for a hundred diff'rent pastimes,
Never mind their names--
The descriptions, the appellations--
Oh, a marvellous thing is cheese!

[Schnapps:] Many a Dutchman going to bed
On a little piece of cheese has fed--
[Slinks:] Has fed--
[Hook:] Mother's upset as well.
[Schnapps:] In the night sometimes he'll scream,
Awaking from an awful dream--
[Slinks:] Bad dream--
[Hook:] Mother will dream as well.
[Schnapps:] Angry words will follow that,
Both of them get tit for tat;
Pa will perhaps throw something at--
[Chorus:] Oh, dear! Oh, dear!
[Hook:] Mother can throw as well.
[Chorus:] Mother can throw as well!
There's nothing like a...
[Schnapps:] little bit of cheese
If you should have a quarrel--
[Slinks:] A hub-bub--
[Hook:] A game of cards--
[Schnapps:] A hub-bub, game of cards, or anything you please;
The effects of throwing little bits of cheese
Are physical and moral--
[Slinks:] Most painful,
[Hook:] Most clinging,
[Trio:] Oh, a marvellous thing is cheese!
[Chorus:] There's nothing like a little bit of cheese
If you should have a quarrel--
A hub-bub, a game of cards--
A hub-bub, game of cards, or anything you please;
The effects of throwing little bits of cheese
Are physical and moral--
Most painful, most clinging,
Oh, a marvellous thing is cheese!