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	''Chuck it Doyle!'' is a poem written by [[Caradoc]] published in [[The Freethinker]] on 15 april 1928.		''Chuck it Doyle!'' is a poem written by Caradoc published in [[The Freethinker]] on 15 april 1928.

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	: [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]].		: [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]].

	~~===~~ I. ~~===~~
			<poem>
			I.

	Are they bringing out their faggots,		Are they bringing out their faggots,
	: [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Conan Doyle]],		: [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Conan Doyle]],
	Will they murder you with maggots,~~<br />~~		Will they murder you with maggots,
	: Will they, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]]?~~<br />~~		: Will they, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]]?
	Do Professors dance and high-kick~~<br />~~		Do Professors dance and high-kick
	As they're piling up the pyre?~~<br />~~		As they're piling up the pyre?
	Yelling "Burn the wicked Psychic!"~~<br />~~		Yelling "Burn the wicked Psychic!"
	Hissing "Roast the wretched liar!"~~<br />~~		Hissing "Roast the wretched liar!"
	Does Andrade caper madly,~~<br />~~		Does Andrade caper madly,
	While they're boiling you in oil,~~<br />~~		While they're boiling you in oil,
	And they're flaying Dennis Bradley ?		And they're flaying Dennis Bradley ?
	: Do they, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]].		: Do they, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]].

	~~===~~ II. ~~===~~		II.

	Wicked savants in the lab,		Wicked savants in the lab,
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	How the Spirits they will nab,		How the Spirits they will nab,
	: Don't they, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]]?		: Don't they, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]]?
	How they'll light the fires of Smithfield~~<br />~~		How they'll light the fires of Smithfield
	Break the Mediums on the wheel,~~<br />~~		Break the Mediums on the wheel,
	Till their secrets they'll forthwith yield,~~<br />~~		Till their secrets they'll forthwith yield,
	In an agonizing squeal.~~<br />~~		In an agonizing squeal.
	Do they plan to thumbscrew Swaffer~~<br />~~		Do they plan to thumbscrew Swaffer
	'Ere he shuffles mortal coil,~~<br />~~		'Ere he shuffles mortal coil,
	Making him a handsome offer,		Making him a handsome offer,
	: Really, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]]?		: Really, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]]?

	~~===~~ III. ~~===~~		III.

	Does Sir Arthur Keith sit gloating,		Does Sir Arthur Keith sit gloating,
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	While young Huxley starts garotting?		While young Huxley starts garotting?
	: [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]], O [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]]!		: [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]], O [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]]!
	Has the gallows been erected~~<br />~~		Has the gallows been erected
	In South Kensington Museum,~~<br />~~		In South Kensington Museum,
	Are new tortures being perfected~~<br />~~		Are new tortures being perfected
	'Ere you say your last "Te Deum?"~~<br />~~		'Ere you say your last "Te Deum?"
	Have they stripped the skin off Lodge yet~~<br />~~		Have they stripped the skin off Lodge yet
	'Ere they put him on the boil,~~<br />~~		'Ere they put him on the boil,
	Crying out "Recant — and Lodge it,"		Crying out "Recant — and Lodge it,"
	: Have they, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]]?		: Have they, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]]?

	~~===~~ IV. ~~===~~		IV.

	It would greatly, I admit,		It would greatly, I admit,
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	If you put a sock in it,		If you put a sock in it,
	: Spookey [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]].		: Spookey [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|Doyle]].
	[[Sherlock Holmes]] makes you immortal,~~<br />~~		[[Sherlock Holmes]] makes you immortal,
	Can't you rest content with that?~~<br />~~		Can't you rest content with that?
	Never mind about Death's portal,~~<br />~~		Never mind about Death's portal,
	Slop this talking through your hat.~~<br />~~		Slop this talking through your hat.
	Write about "[[BLUE\|The Blue Carbuncle]],"		Write about "[[BLUE\|The Blue Carbuncle]],"
	: or a Monograph on Soil		: or a Monograph on Soil
	But — your Ectoplasmic Uncle,		But — your Ectoplasmic Uncle,
	: CHUCK IT, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|DOYLE]]!		: CHUCK IT, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\|DOYLE]]!
			</poem>

	CARADOC		CARADOC

TCDE-Team at 20:48, 20 September 2024

2024-09-20T20:48:02Z

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''Chuck it Doyle!'' is a poem written by [[Caradoc]] published in [[The Freethinker]] on 15 april 1928.

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== Chuck it Doyle! ==
[[File:the-freethinker-1928-04-15-p251-chuck-it-doyle.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[The Freethinker]] (15 april 1928, p. 251)]]

(WITH APOLOGIES TO G. K. CHESTERTON.)

''"There is no intolerance which Religion of old has shown to Science, which Science — so called — has not in turn shown to modern psychic phenomena."''
: [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]].

=== I. ===

Are they bringing out their faggots,
: [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Conan Doyle]],
Will they murder you with maggots, 
: Will they, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]]? 
Do Professors dance and high-kick 
As they're piling up the pyre? 
Yelling "Burn the wicked Psychic!" 
Hissing "Roast the wretched liar!" 
Does Andrade caper madly, 
While they're boiling you in oil, 
And they're flaying Dennis Bradley ?
: Do they, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]].

=== II. ===

Wicked savants in the lab,
: Plotting, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]],
How the Spirits they will nab,
: Don't they, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]]?
How they'll light the fires of Smithfield 
Break the Mediums on the wheel, 
Till their secrets they'll forthwith yield, 
In an agonizing squeal. 
Do they plan to thumbscrew Swaffer 
'Ere he shuffles mortal coil, 
Making him a handsome offer,
: Really, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]]?

=== III. ===

Does Sir Arthur Keith sit gloating,
: Psychic [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]],
While young Huxley starts garotting?
: [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]], O [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]]!
Has the gallows been erected 
In South Kensington Museum, 
Are new tortures being perfected 
'Ere you say your last "Te Deum?" 
Have they stripped the skin off Lodge yet 
'Ere they put him on the boil, 
Crying out "Recant — and Lodge it,"
: Have they, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]]?

=== IV. ===

It would greatly, I admit,
: Cheer me, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]].
If you put a sock in it,
: Spookey [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Doyle]].
[[Sherlock Holmes]] makes you immortal, 
Can't you rest content with that? 
Never mind about Death's portal, 
Slop this talking through your hat. 
Write about "[[BLUE|The Blue Carbuncle]],"
: or a Monograph on Soil
But — your Ectoplasmic Uncle,
: CHUCK IT, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|DOYLE]]!

CARADOC

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