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The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke

This version of The Fairy Feller’S Master-Stroke was released by Queen in 1974.

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He’s a fairy feller
The fairy folk have gathered round the new moon shine
To see the feller crack a nut at nights noon time
To swing his ace he swears, as it climbs he dares
To deliver…
The master-stroke

Ploughman, “waggoner will”, and types
Politician with senatorial pope – he’s a dilly-dally-o
Pedagogue squinting, wears a frown
And a satyr peers under lady’s gown, dirty fellow
What a dirty laddio
Tatterdemalion and a junketer
There’s a thief and a dragonfly trumpeter – he’s my hero
Fairy dandy tickling the fancy of his lady friend
The nymph in yellow “can we see the master-stroke”
What a quaere fellow

Soldier, sailor, tinker, tailor, ploughboy
Waiting to hear the sound
And the arch-magician presides
He is the leader
Oberon and titania watched by a harridan
Mab is the queen and there’s a good apothecary-man
Come to say hello
Fairy dandy tickling the fancy of his lady friend
The nymph in yellow
What a quaere fellow
The ostler stares with hands on his knees
Come on mr. feller, crack it open if you please

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The lyrics to The Fairy Feller’S Master-Stroke are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Queen in 1974. Elements of the lyrics to The Fairy Feller’S Master-Stroke are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Queen and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for The Fairy Feller’S Master-Stroke back when it was created.

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