Old Song

I'd just as soon a beggar as king,
And the reason I'll tell you for why;
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I'd just as soon a beggar as king,
And the reason I'll tell you for why;
A king cannot swagger, not drink like a beggar,
Nor be half so happy as I.
. . . .
Let the back and side go bare.

Old Rose is dead, that good old man,
We ne'er shall see him more;
He used to read more

Old Rose is dead, that good old man,
We ne'er shall see him more;
He used to wear an old blue coat
All buttoned down before.

This animal is very malicious; when attacked it defends itself.
[Fr., Cet animal est tres mechant;
Quand read more

This animal is very malicious; when attacked it defends itself.
[Fr., Cet animal est tres mechant;
Quand on l'attaque il se defend.]

Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.

Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.

There's a skin without and a skin within,
A covering skin and a lining skin,
But the read more

There's a skin without and a skin within,
A covering skin and a lining skin,
But the skin within is the skin without
Doubled and carried complete throughout.