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CHORUS OF A SONG THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY ALBERT CHEVALIER by HENRY MAXIMILIAN BEERBOHM

First Line: I DROPS IN TO SEE YOUNG BEN
Last Line: BUT—'E'LL NEVER BE THE MAN 'IS FATHER WOZ.
Subject(s): ACTORS & ACTRESSES; CHEVALIER, ALBERT (1861-1923); ACTRESSES;
I drops in to see young Ben
In 'is tap-room now an' then,
And I likes to see 'im gettin' on becoz
'E's got pluck and 'e's got brains,
And 'e takes no end o' pains,
But—'e'll never be the man 'is Father woz.



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