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Ne¥ir intajor L.on ST^ow.
My name is Major Longbow,
A wonder sure am I, sir;
Iv'e liv'd on earth two hundred years.
And never mean to die, sir;
For I'm so strong, just six feet long.
In my pockets lots of bustle.
Whene'er I mUl, I'm sure to kiU,
So wond'rous is mv muscle.
' l^ol de rol, &c
A gent one day, says he to me,
**In a balloon will you go up, sir 1"
Says I, Oh I no ; for I have walk'd
Ten times as high, to sup, sir.
On a mountain, stands a fountain,
Where roast beef and pudding grew, sir,
I went up twice—cut many a sUcc
Upon my life it's true, sir.
Tol de rol, &c
While on this mountain's top I sat,
I heard the bellman brawl, sir,
** Good friends I pray, list list I say;
To night's the Governor's ball," sir.
So, off 1 set, all in a fret—
For dancing's my delight, sir—
'Twas three hundred milfs, o'er ditches, stUes^
But I was there at night, sir,
Tol de rol, &c.
My skin's not penetrable, which
Perhaps you'll think a crammer.
But once, a man from the monument.
On me let fall a hammer;
It bounded back, and in a crack
It mounted in the air, sir.