With large admiring eyes,
Seizes her hand
Just as the band
To give them a surprise

Strikes up the "Barn-dance"; like a flash
Both spring into their place!
Away they go
First quick, then slow,
Each movement fraught with grace.

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The jolly pair then pause to watch
A "Magnate" from Japan,
Who quite alone
So far from home
(Poor harmless little man)

Dances a curious Eastern dance
To many a jingling bell;
His brilliant dress,
They both confess,
Becomes him very well.

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And now the Ball is at its height,
A madly whirling throng;
Each merry pair