The Birmingham Bow-Wow

John Gordon Thomson (1841-1911)

Fun 57-58 (24 May 1893): 174

Mr. G.’s great hit — May 11th

The Birmingham Bow-Wow is Joseph Chamberlain, former mayor of Birmingham and later Gladstone's chief lieutenant in Parliament until he split with him over Irish Home Rule.

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Source: Hathi Digital Library Trust web version of a copy in the University of Minnesota library.

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“I never care a button for his bow-wow,
I never care a button for his bow-wow,
And his snaps and snarls and sneers
And his barks, and yelps and jeers,
But he knows the consequences, now-now. — With apologies to Arthur Roberts

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