The Breitmann Ballads by Charles Godfrey Leland
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To say dat a Massenversammlung - or a meeding of all dem asses-
Vouldt be held in de Arbeiter-Halle, to consisd of de Sharman classes. Now dey gife de brinting of de pills to a new gekommene man, Who dinked dat Demokratisch vas de same ash Repooblican: Got im Himmel weiss vhere he'd hid himself on dis free Coloompian shore Dat he scaped de naturalizationisds, und hand't found out pefore. Boot to dis Deutsche brinter, de only tifference he Petween Repooplicanish and Demokratisch tid see, Vas dat von vash dwo ledders longer; so he dook shoost vot seem pat To make de poster handsome - likewise a liddle fat. How ofden in dis buzzlin' life shmall grubs grows oop to vings! How often shoost from moostard seet a virst-glass pusiness shprings! Van't klein komt men tot't groote, ash de Hollanders hafe said: Mit dese dwo ledders Breitmann caved in der Schmitsy's head. ---------------- 6.-BREITMANN'S GREAT SPEECH. Dis tale dat Schmit hafe sell de vight cot so mooch put apout, Dat many of his beoples vere in fery tupious toubt; 'Pove all, dose who were on de make, and easy change deir lodge, Und, pein awfool smart demselfs, pelieve in efery dodge. |
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