With slouch and swing around the ring We trod the Fools’ Parade! We did not care: we knew we were The Devils’ Own Brigade:And shaven head and feet of lead Make a merry masquerade.

Oscar Wilde
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The Fools' Parade was an event in the Fools' Guild. It was always held on the final day of the Carnival season, and it was intended to be a celebration for all things foolish. The best-known song about the parade is "With Slouch and Swing Around the Ring We Trod the Fools' Parade." The first line of the first verse is a reference to a popular British marching song, "The Londonderry Air," which opens with a similar line: "With slouch and swing around the ring we trod the Fools' Parade."

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