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DECEIVER by ANONYMOUS

First Line: THERE WAS AN OLD MAN IN A VELVET COAT
Last Line: "AH, OLD MAN, DO YOU SERVE ME SO?"
THERE was an old man in a velvet coat,
He kissed a maid and gave her a groat;
The groat was cracked and would not go,
Ah, old man, do you serve me so?





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