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Page 103
... head , And look like a jintleman , Sir ; Jist tell me who King David was- Now tell me if you can , Sir . " " King David was a mighty man , And he was King of Spain , Sir ; His eldest daughter ' Jessie ' was The Flower of Dunblane ...
... head , And look like a jintleman , Sir ; Jist tell me who King David was- Now tell me if you can , Sir . " " King David was a mighty man , And he was King of Spain , Sir ; His eldest daughter ' Jessie ' was The Flower of Dunblane ...
Page 104
... head , And look like a jintleman , Sir ; Jist tell me who King Jonah was ; Now tell me if you can , Sir . " " King Jonah was the strangest man That ever wore a crown , Sir ; For though the whale did swallow him , It couldn't keep him ...
... head , And look like a jintleman , Sir ; Jist tell me who King Jonah was ; Now tell me if you can , Sir . " " King Jonah was the strangest man That ever wore a crown , Sir ; For though the whale did swallow him , It couldn't keep him ...
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... head ! He stretches it out , an ' pokes it about , Lookin ' to see ' f the coast is clear , An ' nobody near ... head , to his proper sphere- Heels over head , and head over heels , Dizzily down the abyss he wheels- A Great Fight So fell ...
... head ! He stretches it out , an ' pokes it about , Lookin ' to see ' f the coast is clear , An ' nobody near ... head , to his proper sphere- Heels over head , and head over heels , Dizzily down the abyss he wheels- A Great Fight So fell ...
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