The Breitmann Ballads by Charles Godfrey Leland
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De preeze plowed cool und bleasant, We looket at de town Mit sonn-light on de shdeebles, Und wetter fanes doornin' round. Ve sat on de deck in a gorner Und dropled nopody dere, Vhen all aroundt oos de rowdies Peginned to plackguard und schvear. A voman mit a papy Vos sittin' in de blace; Von tooket a chew tobacco Und trowed it indo her vace. De voman got coonvulshons, De papy pegin to gry; Und de rowdies shkreemed out a laffin, Und saidt dat de fun was "high." Pimepy ve become some hoonger, Katrina Bauer und I, I openet de lit of mine pasket, Und pringed out a cherry bie. A cherry kooken mit pretzels, "How goot!" Katrina said, Vhen a rowdy snatched it from her, Und preaked it ofer mine het. I dells him he pe a plackguart, I gifed him a biece my mind, |
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