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74 UNITED STATES<br />
Of a' <strong>the</strong> earth <strong>the</strong> bonnie north.<br />
To cherish late and early,<br />
Loch Lomond Ben, and <strong>the</strong> willow glen.<br />
And Jenn;', that lov'd him dearly.<br />
Adventures <strong>of</strong> ITIaJor Liong^bonr.<br />
\a auUjj by Messrs. SLOMAN and ROBERTS, at <strong>the</strong> New Yortr<br />
Theatres, with enthusiastic approbatioa.<br />
I'm a general, 'tis well known.<br />
For ever in a bustle.<br />
My head's as hard as a stone.<br />
And, dam'me, lots <strong>of</strong> muscle:<br />
Nothing hurts me, d'ye see,<br />
I can ei<strong>the</strong>r walk or fly;<br />
Upon my life it's true ;<br />
What will you lay it's a lie ^<br />
I swam from Chesapeake bay.<br />
To <strong>the</strong> middle <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sea.<br />
With three men on mv back.<br />
For daui'me, nothing hurts me;<br />
I fought a shark in my way.<br />
And bung'd up his left rye;<br />
Upon my life, &c<br />
I met a ship in distress.<br />
Bumping among <strong>the</strong> rocks,<br />
I lified her up, (you may guess,)<br />
And carried her safe to <strong>the</strong> docks;<br />
Then I drank a whole puncheon <strong>of</strong><br />
Eat an ox and a half, or n\^ ;<br />
Upon iny life, &c.<br />
To <strong>the</strong> mermaids taught <strong>the</strong> quadrilles,<br />
Their assembly room, <strong>the</strong> sea,<br />
Slieir light, <strong>the</strong> glorious sun—<br />
More brUUant what could be ?