Note: When Emma, in the scene in which she is exposed to all the details of Miss Fairfax's welfare before the letter is even read, tells Miss Bates "we really must be running away," this sprang more or less complete into my head. I even have an idea of how it sounds, but unfortunately all you get are the lyrics. If it helps, imagine a cross between The Smiths' This Charming Man and Dylan's Maggie's Farm. With fiddle.

Blah Blah Blah Jane Fairfax

A song for jangly acoustic guitar, drums and one fiddle

Intro: Stopped round for tea

Just Miss Smith and me

It seems there's been communication

From a certain

Erstwhile relation

Verse 1: We live in High-bur-y

We never heard of TV

And so we search out ways to pass the time

But still one finds

One really has to draw the line—

Chorus: Blah blah blah, Jane Fairfax

You make me tear my hair-fax

It's more than I can bear-fax

And we must be running away

Verse 2: Oh La-a-ady Jane

Far be it from me to complain

But as I get the gist

If your aunt persists

I fear I shall go literally insane—

Chorus

We must be run-run-running away

We must be run-run-running away

We must be run-run-running away