Songs of a pleb . 120 SONGS OF A PLEB. But when they break their little necks With their caper cutting,They never have to stop and ask; Who has got the butting? When Carlo finds a bite of meat,He eats it like a glutton— Forgets about the other dogs,Because he has the button. Some nosy eds. wont clip this piece,While other squibs theyre cuttin, But turn their inky snoots aloft,And say : S not worth a SONGS OF A PLEB. 121 TWO, Two souls with but a single thought,Two hearts that bill and coo; He said, I am oor sugar plum,Oose sugar, sugar plum are 00 ? She smiled a sweet, molasses smile,
Songs of a pleb . 120 SONGS OF A PLEB. But when they break their little necks With their caper cutting,They never have to stop and ask; Who has got the butting? When Carlo finds a bite of meat,He eats it like a glutton— Forgets about the other dogs,Because he has the button. Some nosy eds. wont clip this piece,While other squibs theyre cuttin, But turn their inky snoots aloft,And say : S not worth a SONGS OF A PLEB. 121 TWO, Two souls with but a single thought,Two hearts that bill and coo; He said, I am oor sugar plum,Oose sugar, sugar plum are 00 ? She smiled a sweet, molasses smile,And blushed as red as morn, And threw her arms about his neck,And gently whispered, Oorn. Two shadows, then, upon the wall, Were melted into one,Then two eyes with their lustrous light, Were glowing like the sun ! The eastern sky was turning gray,A wakeful cock, then crew; Two lovers parted in the hall, The old house-clock struck ,k two, SONGS OF A PLEB. TO HATTIE. Flattery makes the wise feel then, youve experienced that,Then, should I be blamed in the matterOf simply admiring a Hat ? In selecting, I tell my hatter, Give me a hat that will wear, And keep its right shape and not tatter,Or fade in changes of air. And just so with the friends who scatterSmiles from their faces so fair, I care not so much for the latter, Unless theyre friends who will wear. TO SMITH ON HIS MARRIAGE. O, man o
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