'Beautiful Soup'

'Beautiful Soup', an illustration by John Vernon Lord in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 

Artists' Choice Editions, 2009.

The text

'Oh, a song, please, if the Mock Turtle would be so kind,' Alice

replied, so eagerly that the Gryphon said, in a rather offended tone,

'Hm! No accounting for tastes! Sing her "Turtle Soup," will you, old

fellow?'

The Mock Turtle sighed deeply, and began, in a voice sometimes

choked with sobs, to sing this: --

'Beautiful Soup, so rich and green, Waiting in a hot tureen!

Who for such dainties would not stoop? Soup of the evening,

beautiful Soup! Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup! Beau --

ootiful Soo -- oop! Beau -- ootiful Soo -- oop! Soo -- oop of

the e -- e -- evening, Beautiful, beautiful Soup!

'Beautiful Soup! Who cares for fish, Game, or any other dish?

Who would not give all else for two p ennyworth only of

beautiful Soup? Pennyworth only of beautiful Soup? Beau --

ootiful Soo -- oop! Beau -- ootiful Soo -- oop! Soo -- oop of

the e -- e -- evening, Beautiful, beauti -- FUL SOUP!'