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THE OLD TRAMP by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY

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First Line: A' OLD TRAMP SLEP' IN OUR STABLE
Last Line: "AN' A NOSE LIKE A BARTLUTT PEAR!"
A'OLD Tramp slep' in our stable wunst,
An' The Raggedy Man he caught
An' roust him up, an' chased him off
Clean out through our back lot!

An' th' old Tramp hollered back an' said, --
"You're a @3purty@1 man! -- @3You@1 air! --
With a pair o' eyes like two fried eggs,
An' a nose like a Bartlutt pear!"



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