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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 ?

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