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Introduction to the 'Barrack-Room |
When 'Omer smote 'is bloomin' lyre, He'd 'eard men sing by land an' sea;An' what he thought 'e might require, 'E went an' took - the same as me!The market-girls an' fishermen, The shepherds an' the sailors, too,They 'eard old songs turn up again, But kep' it quiet - same as you!They knew 'e stole; 'e knew they knowed. They didn't tell, nor make a fuss,But winked at 'Omer down the road, An' 'e winked back - the same as us!
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