I'll sing thee songs of Araby

After lights-out, when conversation had stopped and the dormitory was trying to get to sleep, one would hear a hoarse murmur from Binn's bed, 'Oi'll – er – sing thee sawongs of Arabee'; to which a hoarser murmur from Sloper's bed at the other end of the room would reply, to be a bird answering its mate, 'Ahnd ta–ales of far Cashmeerer'.

The Luck Stone. 6 Back at School

From the drawing–room came the soft tinkle of a piano. The sound blended harmoniously with the quiet peace of the night. Mr Pickering let his cigar go out and clutched the sides of is chair.

      'Oill – er - sing thee saw–ongs ov Arrabee,

      Und – ah ta-ales of farrr Cash–mee–eere,

      Wi–-ild tales to che–eat thee ovasigh

      Und charrrrm thee to–ooo a tear–er.'

Claire gave a little sigh.

'What a beautiful voice Mr Sherriff has!'

Uneasy Money. Chapter 10

By this means we had been privileged to hear Kipling's 'Mandalay', 'I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby', 'The Midshipmite', and 'Ho, Jolly Jenkin!': and now the piano began to tinkle again and a voice broke into a less familiar number.

Mulliner Nights. 4 The Knightly Quest of Mervyn