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LINE LOST 
 LIMERICKS 
 
 A GUEST BOOK 
 
 BY 
 
 FRED Et%OODWARD 
 
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 THE PLATT & PECK CO. 
 
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 COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY 
 THE PLATT & PECK COMPANY 
 
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INTRODUCTION 
 
 Charles Morris, in his English Dictionary, de- 
 fines a limerick as "a verse consisting of five lines, 
 of which the fifth is left blank, to be supplied by 
 competitors. It must rhyme with the first two 
 lines." 
 
 The limerick is a form of verse which suits a 
 very happy mood. Unfitted to the solitary, a good 
 limerick must be laughed at and laughed over. 
 The quip is in the final line and should be a bril- 
 liant bit of repartee or a witty turn of the original 
 subject into an absurdity. 
 
 The alert mind will be quick to perceive the 
 possibilities, not only of temporary enjoyment but 
 of real literary pleasure of a high order, as friends 
 attempt and succeed in supplying suitable last lines 
 for the following limericks. 
 
 In the back of the book are printed the last lines 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 of each limerick, but the guest who autographs the 
 volume should supply an original line without re- 
 ferring to this index. When filled with the names 
 of contributors of "lost" lines, the volume becomes 
 an interesting and amusing autograph album, which 
 may be doubly dear because of treasured memories. 
 
 An evening of pleasure may be had by giving a 
 "Limerick Party/' The hostess furnishes each 
 guest with a sheet of paper on which has been 
 copied a certain number of "Line Lost Limericks." 
 The guests without assistance or conferring with 
 one another supply a final line for each limerick. 
 The slips are then signed, collected, and read aloud. 
 If so desired, prizes may be given for the best sets 
 of completed limericks. 
 
 Further amusement may be obtained if the 
 hostess then reads aloud the entire limerick includ- 
 ing the last line as given in the index. 
 
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 *T*HERE was a young lady named Mabel, 
 ■*■ Who danced on the dining-room table. 
 But she blushed very red, 
 When the gentlemen said, 
 
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 TN the front row, a man used to passes, 
 **" Sat near to the coy ballet lasses. 
 They wore so few clothes, 
 That he pitied their woes, 
 
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 HERE was a young fellow who sat, 
 Quite thoughtlessly down on his hat, 
 He sat there a while, 
 And so altered its style, 
 
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 JOLLY young chemistry tough, 
 While mixing a compounded stuff, 
 Dropped a match in the vial 
 And after a while 
 
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 ^T^HERE was a young lady of Eden, 
 -*• Who on apples was quite fond of feedin\ 
 She gave one to Adam 
 Who said " Thank you, madam." 
 
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 SWEET little maiden named May 
 Once strolled in a park o'er the way. 
 She met a young man 
 Who kissed her and ran, 
 
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 A FELLOW who worked in a drug house, 
 ^ ^ Had a brother employed in a rug house; 
 But their staying apart, 
 Broke each fond brother's heart, 
 
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 A FELLOW named Teddy Magee, 
 ■* *• Rolling homeward one night from a spree, 
 Met the parson, who said: 
 "Ah! Drunk again, Ted!" 
 
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 >"T^HERE was a young lady named Banker, 
 ■** Who slept while the ship lay at anchor; 
 She awoke in dismay, 
 When she heard the mate say: 
 
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 ' I ^HERE was a grass widow quite proper, 
 -*• Who was formerly married to Hopper; 
 But he got a divorce, 
 As a matter of course. 
 
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 '"T^HERE was an old lady in Hocking 
 •*■ Who considered profanity shocking ; 
 " It is awful to swear! " 
 She would often declare, 
 
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 > | ^HE benighted and heathenish Hindoo 
 ■** Has to do just whatever his kin do. 
 He sticks to his caste 
 From the first to the last: 
 
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 'T^HERE was an old Miss from 
 •*- Who looked for the leak with 
 Alack and alas! 
 The cause was the gas. 
 
 Antrim, 
 a glim. 
 
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 \ BENEDICT out in Dubuque 
 ■*■ ^ One day made a terrible fluque; 
 He was kissing the cook 
 When his wife chanced to look — 
 
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 ' I ^HERE was a man in Atchison, 
 A Whose trousers had rough patchison. 
 He found them great, 
 He'd often state, 
 
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 \ N innocent maid from the city, 
 ** ^ When she saw what she thought was a 
 kitty, 
 Said, " 111 give it a pat," 
 But she didn't do that, 
 
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 A MODEST young maiden named Carter, 
 *- ^ Lest people should think her a tartar, 
 Never talks about dress, 
 And would blush with distress 
 
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 \ LADY whose name was Miss Rook, 
 ^ ^ Was taught at a school how to cook. 
 The poor fellow she wed, 
 I think, now is dead 
 
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 THERE was a young maid of Formosa, 
 If you asked for a hug, she'd say, " No, 
 sir!" 
 But one day a fresh guy 
 Helped himself. Me! oh! my! 
 
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 A MORMON boy out in Utah 
 -* ■*■ One day chanced to meet his own pa; 
 Cried the glad little one: 
 " Shake pa! I'm your son." 
 
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 FISHY old fisher named Fisher 
 Fished fish from the edge of a fissure. 
 A cod, with a grin, 
 Pulled the fisherman in — 
 
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 / T~^HERE once was a girl named Marie 
 ■*• "lam lonely, so lonely," said she. 
 When he asked her to wed 
 She answered and said: 
 
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 / T" A HERE was an old maid from Pawtucket 
 A With a bustle as big as a bucket. 
 She filled it with oats, 
 And some nasty old goats 
 
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 ' I ^HERE was an old maid of Peru 
 ■* Who thirty-one languages knew. 
 With one pair of lungs 
 She worked thirty-two tongues. 
 
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 HERE was an old woman of Mocha, 
 Who struck at her spouse with a pocha ; 
 He said, " Oh, my deah, 
 Your manners are queeah. 
 
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 WISE man exploring the Nile 
 
 Said, " The Sphinx is no doubt all the 
 style, 
 But yonder there be 
 Other ruins, I see, 
 
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 ^Tp^HERE was a young man in Havana 
 •*• Who slipped on a peel of banana. 
 The words that he said, 
 As he stood on his head, 
 
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 ' | ^HERE was a young maid from Japan, 
 ■*■ Who married a Hottentot man. 
 The girl she was yellow, 
 And black was the fellow, 
 
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 \ MAIDEN whose name was Lucile, 
 -* ^* And whose rosy complexion was real, 
 Attended a ball, 
 But danced not at all; 
 
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 A MAIDEN once made a Welsh rabbit, 
 Although it's a very bad habit. 
 The young man she fed, 
 Had a cold in his head, 
 
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 ' I ^HERE was a young bumpkin named Sid, 
 -*■ Who kissed his girl's ej'e on the lid, 
 Said she to the lad, 
 " Your aim is quite bad, 
 
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 ' | % HERE was a young man in Woonsocket, 
 ■*■ Who wore a girl's phiz in a locket. 
 They were married ere soon, 
 And after one moon, 
 
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 ^T^HERE was a young lady named Anna, 
 -*■ Who sang in the choir high soprano. 
 One day during prayers 
 She fell up the stairs, 
 
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 ' I V HE Sultan got sore on his harem, 
 -*" And invented a scheme for to scarem. 
 So he caught him a mouse 
 Which he loosed in the house — 
 
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 '"T^HERE was a young man in Calcutta, 
 ■*■ Who fell with the pigs in the gutter. 
 He sang his good-bye's 
 With tears in his eyes, 
 
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 O AID the stuttering baritone Gantz 
 When asked by the baritone Rantz, 
 If it was his desire 
 To sing in the choir, 
 
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 BROKEN-DOWN tenor named Squires 
 Wrote thus to a half hundred choirs: 
 " Have you a place I could fill? " 
 They replied, " No," but still 
 
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 ' I V HERE was a young maid of Calcutta 
 ■* Who played with a goat in the gutter. 
 Though extremely low caste 
 Shell be still lower cast 
 
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 EWE who had swallowed a drachm 
 Of paris green said to her rachm, 
 " I am going away, 
 But as long as you stay, 
 
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 T F your wife keeps you puzzled and guessing, 
 ■*■ And, instead of a comfort and blessing, 
 
 Proves a grievance, don't frown, 
 
 But buy her a gown — 
 
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 A COWBOY with nothing to do, 
 ^ ■** Just for practice tried roping " poor Loo. 
 It was excellent sport ; 
 But siouxn after, in court, 
 
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 / "T -S HERE was a young Yankee named Put- 
 •*• nam, 
 
 Whose shoes fit too tightly to butnam ; 
 So he took out his knife 
 And declared : " On my life 
 
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 A DENVER girl, known as a peach, 
 Once went out to Manhattan Beach. 
 On the roller skates she 
 Took a tumble, and, gee! 
 
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 / "T A HERE once was a Scotchman, Mac- 
 ■*■ Dougal, 
 
 Who, like all his people, was frugal ; 
 Whene'er he felt fine, 
 'Stead of ordering wine, 
 
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 CERTAIN young 
 'Mongst cannibal 
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 He never 
 
 man of great gumption 
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 3ut alack, 
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 A WISE man once said to his son: 
 " Whenever you think of a pun, 
 Go out in the yard 
 And kick yourself hard. 
 
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 § I V HERE was a young woman in Sweden, 
 •*• Who read of the Garden of Eden, 
 And she thought she would dress 
 Just like Eve — more or less — 
 
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 iij SING up to G," said Marie, 
 
 [Ve often been told so, you see, 
 Whene'er I sing high, 
 The folks who are nigh 
 
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 A GIRL with a ruddy complexion 
 Thought dried apples simply perfection ; 
 She ate some one day, 
 Drank water; we'll pray, 
 
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 \ LAZY young fellow named Free 
 •*■ Once started to chop down a tree. 
 
 On the third or fourth stroke 
 The axe-handle broke. 
 
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 ' | ^HERE was a young lady named Rose, 
 **■ Who played on the harp with her toes; 
 She was called indiscreet, 
 But she reallv looked sweet, 
 
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 'T^HERE was a young girl of Lahore, 
 •*• The same shape behind as before. 
 As you never knew where 
 To offer a chair, 
 
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 A MAN to whom illness was chronic, 
 **" ■*• When told that he needed a tonic, 
 Said, " Oh, doctor, dear, 
 Won't you please make it beer?" 
 
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 Exceedingly fond of green gherkins. 
 She ate a full quart, 
 Which was more than she ought, 
 
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 ' I % HERE was a young girl named O'Dell, 
 ■*■ Who, while walking down 14th street fell! 
 She arose with a bound, 
 And looked all around, 
 
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 ' I ^HERE was a young lady of Bingham, 
 •*" Who knew many songs and could sing 'em. 
 But she couldn't mend hose, 
 And she wouldn't wash clothes, 
 
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 P | ^HERE was a young woman named King, 
 •** Who'd sit in a rocker and sing. 
 She showed so much stocking, 
 They told her 'twas shocking. 
 
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 ' ■ X HERE was a young lady of Skye 
 ■*■ With a shape like a capital I. 
 She said, " It's too bad, 
 But then I can pad — " 
 
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 ' I V HERE was a young lady named Enus 
 Who went to a ball dressed as Venus, 
 But the guests thought her rude 
 To come in the nude, 
 
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 NEW servant girl called Maria 
 Had trouble in lighting the fire, 
 The wood being green 
 She used kerosene, — 
 
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 A MAIDEN caught stealing a dahlia, 
 ** ^ Exclaimed, "You shan't tell on me, 
 shalia?" 
 But the florist was hot, 
 And he said, " Like as not, 
 
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 'TT^HERE was a young man with a squint, 
 -*- Who couldn't be moved by a hint. 
 So he lingered and stayed, 
 Till her pa made a raid, 
 
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 HEN she said to the doctor, " I'm sick, 
 sir," 
 He gave her some patent elixir. 
 But it tasted so bad 
 That the lady got mad, 
 
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 A N ancient New Yorker named Piatt 
 ** Once went on a terrible bat, 
 Whomsoever he saw 
 He would paste with his paw, 
 
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 >T*HERE was a young man in Marquette 
 ■*• Who knew that he oughtn't to bet, 
 But he did, just the same 
 On a " sure-winning " game, 
 
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 * ■ ^HERE was a poor fellow from Lynn 
 -"* Who suddenly sat on a pin. 
 He loosened a yell 
 That sounded like — well, 
 
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 HERE was a young girl in a flat, 
 Who put up her hair on a rat. 
 But the best she could do, 
 The rat would show through, 
 
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 ' I ^HERE was a young lady named Nickles, 
 •*• Who was daffy on cucumber pickles. 
 She ate " fifty-seven " 
 And then went to heaven, 
 
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 ^T^HERE was a strong father named Hank, 
 Who promised his boy a good spank. 
 And what the boy said, 
 As they met in the shed, 
 
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 BLUE-GRASS young man from Ken- 
 
 *- •*• tucky, 
 
 Was proclaimed by his friends very plucky, 
 When a widow he wed ; 
 But now he is dead, 
 
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 >HE cried: " Will you tell me what this is? 
 He said: "Don't you know what a kiss 
 is?" 
 It took long to tell, 
 But she liked it so well 
 
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 ' I V HERE once was an ardent young Mr. 
 •** Who loved his employer's fair sister. 
 One night after tea 
 There was no one to see, 
 
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 HERE was once a clever giraffe, 
 Who at racing gave others the laugh, 
 At the wire, 'tis said, 
 He just stuck out his head 
 
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 ' | V HERE was an old sculptor named Phidias, 
 *** Whose knowledge of Art was invidious. 
 He carved Aphrodite 
 Without any nightie — 
 
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 ' I V HERE was a young girl in the choir, 
 **■ Whose voice rose higher and higher, 
 Till it reached such a height 
 It was clear out of sight, 
 
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 A MAN was at sea in a yawl, 
 ^ *■ When there suddenly blew up a squall. 
 His boat was upset; 
 By a shark he was et, 
 
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 'AID a lovely young girl named Hortense, 
 " My callers are never fresh gents. 
 When one gets like that 
 I hand him his hat 
 
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 T^OR beauty I am not a star, 
 
 ■*" There are others more handsome by far; 
 
 But my face — I don't mind it, 
 
 For I am behind it; 
 
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 A LEOPARD once shed a great tear, 
 And sighed, " Ah! my life is quite drear, 
 For I am covered with lots 
 Of these big ugly spots 
 
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 / T~" S HERE was a young fellow named Lees, 
 A Who never could learn to spell cheese; 
 He tried it with "as" 
 In forty-nine ways, 
 
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 <*^TO Hoboken ride! You must pay!" 
 "Syracuse me not wrongly, I pray; 
 Utica ticket from me 
 Back in East Tennessee, 
 
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 A SWEET little maiden named Gwynn, 
 ^ Had a brown little mole on her chin; 
 
 One night much displeased, 
 A hammer she seized, 
 
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 TN Chicago they called her petite, 
 A For her figure was charmingly neat. 
 
 Of course you can see 
 
 As plain as can be, 
 
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 > I ^HERE was a particular bride 
 ■** Who objected to eggs being fried; 
 Not because of the grease, 
 But the touching decease 
 
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 ' I v WO dance hall musicians in Butte, 
 •*• Were paid to play cornet and flute, 
 But they drank lemonade, 
 Beer and whisky which made 
 
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 A CROCODILE thought he'd be swell, 
 ^ ^ So he tied to his tail a big bell. 
 When he walked by the Nile 
 You could hear it a mile — 
 
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 \ YOUNG man whose candor was shocking 
 ^ Was once reprimanded for knocking; 
 
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 " Oh ! look at the legs, — on the table." . . 
 
 And covered them all with his glasses. . 
 
 That he uses it now for a mat 
 
 They found his front tooth and a cuff. . 
 
 And then both skedaddled from Eden. . 
 
 And now she goes there every day. . 
 
 And now they are both in the bug house. . 
 " Sho'm I, parson," gurgled Magee. . 
 " Now hoist up the top sheet, and spanker." . 
 
 And the grass widow's now a grass-Hopper. 
 " But I really must darn this old stocking!" 
 
 And for trousers he just makes his skin do. . 
 
 We will now sing the fifty-fourth hymn. . 
 
 He's in bed since he got her rebuque. . 
 
 To scratch those parlor matchison. . 
 
 And they buried her clothes — what a pity! 
 
 Should her friends even mention a garter. 
 
 Since Miss Rook learned to cook by the book. 
 
 xA.nd the maid then declared, " Don't let go, sir 
 " Indeed ! " said the man ; " who's your ma ? " 
 
 Now they're fishing the fissure for Fisher. 
 " Yes, siree ; yes, siree ; yes, siree ! " . 
 
 Walked up behind her and snuck it. . 
 
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 And their children were all black and tan. 
 
 For her stockings had holes in the heel. . 
 
 And when he awoke he yelled " Dab it." • 
 
 You should practice a bit " — and he did. . 
 
 He took out the locket to hock it. . 
 
 As the choir sang — " Lift your hose, Anna." 
 
 Such confusion is called harem-scarem. . 
 
 And they carried him home on a shutter. . 
 " Fd j-j-j-jump at the chants!" .... 
 
 He inquires in choirs in quires 
 
 If that goat should be ill bread and butter! 
 
 Please, dearest, be kind to our lachm." . 
 
 The grievance, no doubt, needs re-dressing. 
 
 He was sioux'd for lassiouxing a Sioux. . 
 
 There's nothing else to it but cutnam." . 
 
 Since then she's been sore on — the Beach. 
 
 He'd go blow himself on a bugle. . 
 
 They say 'twas a case of consumption. . 
 
 And let me begin when you've done." . 
 
 And she did. Such a scandal in Sweden ! . 
 
 Invariably murmur, ' Oh, Gee!'" . 
 
 After which we'll take up the collection. . 
 " Who says I'm not lucky?" asked he. . 
 
 For she always wore violet hose. . 
 
 She had to sit down on the floor 
 
 " No, no," said the Doc, " that's Teutonic." . 
 
 For they pickled her internal workin's. . 
 
 And exclaimed in a deep voice, " Oh, — graciou 
 
 Or help her old mother to wring" em. . 
 
 But she said, " Come 'round when I swing." 
 
 Which shows you that figures can lie. . 
 
 So they brought her a leaf from the green 'us. 
 
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 They'll send you to jail, you bad gahlia." ... 65 
 
 And now he is frescoed with lint 66 
 
 And said, " What a very mean trick, sir." ... 67 
 
 And gleefully gurgle, " Take that." 68 
 
 And the loan sharks are after him yet 69 
 
 His language was really a sin 70 
 
 So she gave the old rat to the cat 71 
 
 Which tickled and pickled Miss Nickles. ... 72 
 
 Was "Blankety! blank! blank! 73 
 
 They all say: "Gosh wasn't he lucky!" ... 74 
 That her letters are now addressed Mrs. . . .75 
 
 So up in a hurry he kissed her 76 
 
 And won by three feet and a half ;; 
 
 Which shocked all the ultra-fastidious. . . .78 
 
 And they found it next day in the spire 79 
 
 And his oars floated home — and that's all. ... 80 
 
 And pa helps him over the fence." 81 
 
 It's the people in front that I jar 82 
 
 And stripes are the fashion this year." .... 83 
 
 Till he found he could do it with " e's." ... 84. 
 
 I've no money; Pawtucket away." 85 
 
 And tried to pound it back in 86 
 
 This does not apply to her feet 87 
 
 Of the poor little birdies inside 88 
 
 These two tooters too tight to toot 89 
 
 And it was becoming as well 90 
 
 11 She carries her cash in her stocking." .... 91 
 
 Where he wept till he shook like a leaf. ... 92 
 
 A suit, for the suit didn't suit 93 
 
 If we hadn't been good we'd have cussed her. . . 94 
 
 For in plaster of Paris they cast her 95 
 
 But it's lucky it didn't explode her 96 
 
 He didn't like mother of pearl 97 
 
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 And that's all he gets for his pains 98 
 
 Instead of consorting with Peter 99 
 
 " Five cents will a monkey-shine buy." . . . .100 
 
 Will cash his insurance check soon 101 
 
 Tho' doubled and trebled with patches 102 
 
 Just ahead of McCann's old brogan 103 
 
 And now, — well, he's having his turn. . . . 104 
 And the next day that cow kicked the bucket. . . 105 
 
 Pretending to represent Chili 106 
 
 But the cat answered : " Not on your life." . . 107 
 
 " No, no, I don't know her," said Noah 108 
 
 You must help me remove it's kimona." . . . 109 
 For we girls like that kind much the best." . . .110 
 He's a husband, perhaps, I've forgotten." . . .111 
 
 "I don't know, I just came for the ride." . . . .112 
 
 He tried to do business on tick 113 
 
 And his howls rose again, quite emphatic. . . .114 
 And Tommy hiked home in a barrel. . . . .115 
 And got mashed on a naughty soubrette. . . .116 
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