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    He lived among a working clan ��A wife he hadn't got at all���察�A decent�察�

steady�察�sober man ´ No saint�察�however ´ not at all。 

    He smoked�察�but in a modest way�察�Because he thought he needed it�察�He 

drank a pot of beer a day�察�And sometimes he exceeded it。 

    At times he'd pass with other men A loud convivial night or two�察�With�察�

very likely�察�now and then�察�On Saturdays�察�a fight or two。 

    But still he was a sober soul�察�A labour´never´shirking man�察�Who paid 

his way ´ upon the whole A decent English working man。 

     One day�察�when at the Nelson's Head ��For which he may be blamed of 

you���察  �A   holy   man   appeared�察  �and   said�察   �Oh�察  �ROBERT�察  �I'm   ashamed   of 

you。; 

    He   laid   his   hand   on   ROBERT'S   beer   Before   he   could   drink   up   any�察�

And on the floor�察�with sigh and tear�察�He poured the pot of ;thruppenny。; 

     ;Oh�察�ROBERT�察�at this very bar A truth you'll be discovering�察�A good 

and evil genius are Around your noddle hovering。 

     ;They both are here to bid you shun The other one's society�察�For Total 

Abstinence is one�察�The other�察�Inebriety。; 

    He waved his hand ´ a vapour came ´ A wizard POLTER reckoned him�察�

A bogy rose and called his name�察�And with his finger beckoned him。 

     The monster's salient points to sum�察 � His heavy breath was portery�此�

His glowing nose suggested rum�此�His eyes were gin´and´WORtery。 

    His dress was torn ´ for dregs of ale And slops of gin had rusted it�察�His 

pimpled face was wan and pale�察�Where filth had not encrusted it。 

     ;Come�察    �POLTER�察─     �said   the  fiend�察  �begin�察  �And    keep   the  bowl   a´ 

flowing   on   ´ A  working   man   needs   pints   of   gin   To   keep   his   clockwork 

going on。; 

    BOB shuddered�此         �Ah�察�you've made a miss If you take me for one of 

you�此�You filthy beast�察�get out of this ´ BOB POLTER don't wan't none of 

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     The demon gave a drunken shriek�察�And crept away in stealthiness�察�And 

lo� �instead�察�a person sleek�察�Who seemed to burst with healthiness。 

     ;In me�察�as your adviser hints�察�Of Abstinence you've got a type ´ Of MR。 

TWEEDIE'S pretty prints I am the happy prototype。 

     ;If   you   abjure   the   social   toast�察�And   pipes�察  �and   such   frivolities�察  �You 

possibly some day may boast My prepossessing qualities� ─�

     BOB   rubbed   his   eyes�察  �and   made   'em   blink�此   �You   almost   make   me 

tremble�察�you� �If I abjure fermented drink�察�Shall I�察�indeed�察�resemble you�拭�

     ;And   will   my   whiskers   curl   so   tight�拭   �My   cheeks   grow   smug   and 

muttony�拭     �My    face   become     so   red  and   white�拭   �My    coat   so   blue   and 

buttony�拭�

     ;Will     trousers�察  �such    as   yours�察   �array    Extremities     inferior�拭   �Will 

chubbiness assert its sway All over my exterior�拭�

     ;In this�察�my unenlightened state�察�To work in heavy boots I comes�察�Will 

pumps henceforward decorate My tiddle toddle tootsicums�拭�

     ;And shall I get so plump and fresh�察�And look no longer seedily�拭�My 

skin will henceforth fit my flesh So tightly and so TWEEDIE´ly�拭─�

     The    phantom      said�察  �You'll   have    all  this�察 �You'll  know     no  kind    of 

huffiness�察    �Your    life  will   be   one   chubby     bliss�察  �One    long    unruffled 

puffiness� ─      �Be off� ─�said irritated BOB。 ;Why come you here to bother 

one�拭�You pharisaical old snob�察�You're wuss almost than t'other one� �

     ;I takes my pipe ´ I takes my pot�察�And drunk I'm never seen to be�此�I'm 

no teetotaller or sot�察�And as I am I mean to be� ─�



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        Ballad�此�The Story Of Prince Agib 



     Strike the concertina's melancholy string� �Blow the spirit´stirring harp 

like anything� �Let the piano's martial blast Rouse the Echoes of the Past�察�

For of AGIB�察�PRINCE OF TARTARY�察�I sing� �

     Of AGIB�察�who�察�amid Tartaric scenes�察�Wrote a lot of ballet music in his 

teens�此�His gentle spirit rolls In the melody of souls ´ Which is pretty�察�but I 

don't know what it means。 

     Of AGIB�察 �who   could   readily�察  �at   sight�察 �Strum  a   march   upon   the   loud 

Theodolite。 He would diligently play On the Zoetrope all day�察�And blow 

the gay Pantechnicon all night。 

     One   winter   ´   I   am   shaky   in   my   dates   ´   Came   two   starving   Tartar 

minstrels to his gates�察�Oh�察�ALLAH be obeyed�察�How infernally they played� �

I remember that they called themselves the ;Ouaits。; 

     Oh�    �that   day   of  sorrow�察   �misery�察  �and    rage�察 �I  shall   carry   to  the 

Catacombs   of   Age�察  �Photographically   lined   On   the   tablet   of   my   mind�察�

When a yesterday has faded from its page� �

     Alas� �PRINCE AGIB   went   and   asked   them  in�察  �Gave   them  beer�察  �and 

eggs�察�and sweets�察�and scent�察�and tin。 And when ��as snobs would say�� They 

had ;put it all away�察─�He requested them to tune up and begin。 

     Though its icy horror chill you to the core�察�I will tell you what I never 

told   before�察   �  The   consequences      true  Of   that  awful   interview�察  �FOR     I 

LISTENED AT THE KEYHOLE IN THE DOOR� �

     They played him a sonata ´ let me see�  �MEDULLA OBLONGATA; ´ 

key    of   G。   Then    they   began    to   sing   That   extremely     lovely    thing�察�

SCHERZANDO� �MA NON TROPPO�察�PPP。; 

     He gave them money�察�more than they could count�察�Scent from a most 

ingenious little   fount�察 �More   beer�察 �in little kegs�察 �Many  dozen hard´boiled 

eggs�察�And goodies to a fabulous amount。 

    Now      follows   the   dim   horror   of  my   tale�察 �And    I  feel  I'm  growing 

gradually   pale�察  �For�察  �even   at   this   day�察 �Though   its   sting   has   passed   away�察�

When I venture to remember it�察�I quail� �

     The elder of the brothers gave a squeal�察�All´overish it made me for to 



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feel�察 �Oh�察�PRINCE�察─�he says�察�says he�察 �IF A PRINCE INDEED YOU BE�察�

I've a mystery I'm going to reveal� �

     ;Oh�察  �listen�察  �if   you'd   shun   a   horrid  death�察  �To   what   the   gent   who's 

speaking to you saith�此�No 'Ouaits' in truth are we�察�As you fancy that we be�察�

For ��ter´remble�。� I am ALECK ´ this is BETH� ─�

     Said AGIB�察 �Oh� �accursed of your kind�察�I have heard that ye are men 

of   evil   mind� ─  �BETH   gave   a   dreadful   shriek   ´   But   before   he'd   time   to 

speak I was mercilessly collared from behind。 

     In number ten or twelve�察�or even more�察�They fastened me full length 

upon the floor。 On my face extended flat�察�I was walloped with a cat For 

listening at the keyhole of a door。 

     Oh� �the horror of that agonizing thrill� 。�I can feel the place in frosty 

weather   still��。   For   a   week   from   ten   to   four   I   was   fastened   to   the   floor�察�

While a mercenary wopped me with a will 

     They branded   me   and   broke   me   on   a wheel�察�And   they  left   me   in   an 

hospital   to   heal�察�And�察  �upon   my   solemn   word�察  �I   have   never   never   heard 

What those Tartars had determined to reveal。 

     But that day of sorrow�察�misery�察�and rage�察�I shall carry to the Catacombs 

of    Age�察  �Photographically        lined   On   the   tablet   of  my    mind�察   �When     a 

yesterday has faded from its page 



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        Ballad�此�Ellen McJones Aberdeen 



    MACPHAIRSON   CLONGLOCKETTY  ANGUS   McCLAN   Was   the 

son of an elderly labouring man�察�You've guessed him a Scotchman�察�shrewd 

reader�察�at sight�察�And p'r'aps altogether�察�shrewd reader�察�you're right。 

    From the bonnie blue Forth to the lovely Deeside�察�Round by Dingwall 

and Wrath to the mouth of the Clyde�察�There wasn't a child or a woman or 

man Who could pipe with CLONGLOCKETTY ANGUS McCLAN。 

    No    other   could   wake   such   detestable   groans�察  �With   reed  and   with 

chaunter ´ with bag and with drones�此�All day and ill night he delighted the 

chiels With sniggering pibrochs and jiggety reels。 

    He'd     clamber    a   mountain    and    squat   on   the  ground�察   �And    the 

neighbouring maidens would gather around To list to the pipes and to gaze 

in his een�察�Especially ELLEN McJONES ABERDEEN。 

    All   loved   their   McCLAN�察  �save   a   Sassenach   brute�察�Who   came   to   the 

Highlands to fish and to shoot�察�He dressed himself up in a Highlander way�察�

Tho' his name it was PATTISON CORBY TORBAY。 

    TORBAY        had   incurred   a  good    deal  of  expense    To   make    him   a 

Scotchman   in   every  sense�察  �But this   is   a  matter�察  �you'll   readily  own�察�That 

isn't a question of tailors alone。 

    A Sassenach chief may be bonily built�察�He may purchase a sporran�察�a 

bonnet�察�and kilt�察�Stick a skean in his hose ´ wear an acre of stripes ´ But he 

cannot assume an affection for pipes。 

    CLONGLOCKETY'S pipings all night and all day Quite frenzied poor 

PATTISON   CORBY   TORBAY�察  �The   girls   were   amused   at   his   singular 

spleen�察�Especially ELLEN McJONES ABERDEEN�察�

     ;MACPHAIRSON             CLONGLOCKETTY              ANGUS�察     �my    lad�察 �With 

pibrochs and reels you are driving me mad。 If you really must play on that 

cursed affair�察�My goodness� �play something resembling an air。; 

    Boiled over the   blood   of   MACPHAIRSON McCLAN   ´ The   Clan   of 

Clonglocketty rose as one man�察�For all were enraged at the insult�察�I ween ´ 

Especially ELLEN McJONES ABERDEEN。 

     ;Let's   show�察─   �said  McCLAN�察       �to   this  Sassenach    loon   That   the 



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