I found this enjoyable song on SoundCloud. It's about the Whitefriars Lane song that Inez sings on page 18. It's not such a surprise that Inez sings about the joy of watching public executions as we know that she is a sadist.
What a crowd in Whitefriars Lane!
They've set trestles in a row,
With a scaffold and the knife,
And a pail of bran below.
Come, good folks, to Whitefriars Lane,
Come to see the merry show!
The headsman rose at crack of dawn,
he'd a long day's work in hand,
Chopping heads off generals,
Priests and peers and admirals,
All the highest in the land,
What a crowd in Whitefriars Lane!
See them standing in a line,
Ladies all dressed up so fine.
But their heads have got to go,
Heads and hats roll down below.
Come, good folks, to Whitefriars Lane,
Come to see the merry show!
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