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
