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SONGSTER. 159
Clar de ILitcIien.
A little old man cum riding by.
Says I, old man, your boss will dis;
WeU, if he dies Pll tan his skin.
But if he libs I'll ride him agin ;
Clar dc kitchen, old folks, young folks,
Old Virginy neber tire!
I say, my friend, your boss is bUnd,
I know it, dear sir, you're very kind;
But its no business of yours, the boss is mine.
He goes straight forward and kicks up behind.
So clar de kitchen, &c.
An old bay boss lay in the road.
And on his hip-bone sat a little toad.
He raised his voice to the woods around,
" Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound"
Of clar de kitchen, &c.
Now this old boss lay on de ice,
And on his hip-bone sat a little mice !