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Lyrics of Love and Laughter

But hit did seem so't o' funny
Aftah waitin' fu' a week
Dat de people kep' on shoutin'
So de man des could n't speak;
De ho'ns dey blared a little,
Den dey let loose on de drums, -
Some one tol' me dey was playin'
"See de conkerin' hero comes."

"Well," says I, "you all is white folks,
But you's sutny actin' queer,
What's de use of heroes comin'
Ef day cain't talk w'en dey's here?"
Aftah while dey let him open,
An' dat man he waded in,
An' he fit de wahs all ovah
Winnin' victeries lak sin.

W'en he come down to de present,
Den he made de feathahs fly.
He des waded in on money,
An' he played de tai'iff high.
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