Ballads for little folk . bout lively !Hot and strong, At the Tavern. 77 And dont keep us waiting hereAll night long! Not any toddy ? Not the least little bit?Wiskey and water, then, That must be it!Step about, landlord, Were all right,And dont make a thirsty man Wait all night! Whats wrong now, John ? Come, sit you like white sugar ? Then have , landlord, hark ye, Cigars and a light,And dont keep us waiting here Quite all night ! Whatll I have, man ? The right, to be sure,To keep all the sense that God gave me secure !The right to myself, man, And, in the next place,The rig

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Ballads for little folk . bout lively !Hot and strong, At the Tavern. 77 And dont keep us waiting hereAll night long! Not any toddy ? Not the least little bit?Wiskey and water, then, That must be it!Step about, landlord, Were all right,And dont make a thirsty man Wait all night! Whats wrong now, John ? Come, sit you like white sugar ? Then have , landlord, hark ye, Cigars and a light,And dont keep us waiting here Quite all night ! Whatll I have, man ? The right, to be sure,To keep all the sense that God gave me secure !The right to myself, man, And, in the next place,The right to look all Honest men in the face! 7 8 At the Tavern. So, waiter, you need not Be off on the runTill Ive countermanded All orders but one :No liquor, no sugar, Nor brown, nor yet white,And dont fetch cigars in, And dont fetch a light! Were on our way home To our children and wives,And wouldnt stay plaguing them Not for our lives ;Fetch only the water, The rest is all wrong,We cant take the chances Of staying too

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