text: Ascot Gavotte \n\nLadies and Gentlemen \nEv'ry duke and earl and peer is here \nEv'ryone who should be here is here. \nWhat a smashing, positively dashing \nSpectacle: the Ascot op'ning day. \nAt the gate are all the horses \nWaiting for the cue to fly away. \nWhat a gripping, absolutely ripping \nMoment at the Ascot op'ning day. \nPulses rushing! Faces flushing! \nHeartbeats speed up! I have never been so keyed up! \nAnd second now They'll begin to run. Hark! \nA bell is ringing, They are springing Forward Look!\nIt has begun...! What a frenzied moment that was! \nDidn't they maintain an exhausting pace? \n'Twas a thrilling, absolutely chilling Running of the \nAscot op'ning race.