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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
you。;
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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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