| THE night was thick and hazy | |
| When the "Piccadilly Daisy" | |
| Carried down the crew and captain in the sea; | |
| And I think the water drowned 'em; | |
| For they never, never found 'em, | 5 |
| And I know they didn't come ashore with me. | |
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| Oh! 'twas very sad and lonely | |
| When I found myself the only | |
| Population on this cultivated shore; | |
| But I've made a little tavern | 10 |
| In a rocky little cavern, | |
| And I sit and watch for people at the door. | |
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| I spent no time in looking | |
| For a girl to do my cooking, | |
| As I'm quite a clever hand at making stews; | 15 |
| But I had that fellow Friday, | |
| Just to keep the tavern tidy, | |
| And to put a Sunday polish on my shoes. | |
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| I have a little garden | |
| That I'm cultivating lard in, | 20 |
| As the things I eat are rather tough and dry; | |
| For I live on toasted lizards, | |
| Prickly pears, and parrot gizzards, | |
| And I'm really very fond of beetle-pie. | |
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| The clothes I had were furry, | 25 |
| And it made me fret and worry | |
| When I found the moths were eating off the hair; | |
| And I had to scrape and sand 'em, | |
| And I boiled 'em and I tanned 'em, | |
| Till I got the fine morocco suit I wear. | 30 |
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| I sometimes seek diversion | |
| In a family excursion | |
| With the few domestic animals you see; | |
| And we take along a carrot | |
| As refreshment for the parrot, | 35 |
| And a little can of jungleberry tea. | |
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| Then we gather as we travel, | |
| Bits of moss and dirty gravel, | |
| And we chip off little specimens of stone; | |
| And we carry home as prizes | 40 |
| Funny bugs, of handy sizes, | |
| Just to give the day a scientific tone. | |
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| If the roads are wet and muddy | |
| We remain at home and study,— | |
| For the Goat is very clever at a sum,— | 45 |
| And the Dog, instead of fighting, | |
| Studies ornamental writing, | |
| While the Cat is taking lessons on the drum. | |
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| We retire at eleven, | |
| And we rise again at seven; | 50 |
| And I wish to call attention, as I close, | |
| To the fact that all the scholars | |
| Are correct about their collars, | |
| And particular in turning out their toes. | |
