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| UR ol’ Hyar lib in ur house on de hill, | |
| He hunner yurs ol’ an’ nebber wuz ill; | |
| He yurs dee so long an’ he eyes so beeg, | |
| An’ he laigs so spry dat he dawnce ur jeeg; | |
| He lib so long dat he know ebbry tings | 5 |
| ’Bout de beas’ses dat walks an’ de bu’ds dat sings— | |
| Dis Ol’ Doc’ Hyar, | |
| Whar lib up dar | |
| Een ur mighty fine house on ur mighty high hill. | |
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| He doctah fur all de beas’ses an’ bu’ds— | 10 |
| He put on he specs an’ he use beeg wu’ds, | |
| He feel dee pu’s’ den he look mighty wise, | |
| He pull out he watch an’ he shet bofe eyes; | |
| He grab up he hat an’ grab up he cane, | |
| Den—“blam!” go de do’—he gone lak de train, | 15 |
| Dis Ol’ Doc’ Hyar, | |
| Whar lib up dar | |
| Een ur mighty fine house on ur mighty high hill. | |
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| Mistah Ba’r fall sick—dee sont fur Doc’ Hyar, | |
| “O, Doctah, come queeck, an’ see Mr. B’ar; | 20 |
| He mighty nigh daid des sho’ ez you b’on!” | |
| “Too much ur young peeg, too much ur green co’n,” | |
| Ez he put on he hat, said Ol’ Doc’ Hyar; | |
| “I’ll tek ’long meh lawnce, an’ lawnce Mistah B’ar,” | |
| Said Ol’ Doc’ Hyar, | 25 |
| Whar lib up dar | |
| Een ur mighty fine house on ur mighty high hill. | |
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| Mistah B’ar he groaned, Mistah B’ar he growled, | |
| W’ile de ol’ Miss B’ar an’ de chillen howled; | |
| Doctah Hyar tuk out he sha’p li’l lawnce, | 30 |
| An’ pyu’ced Mistah B’ar twel he med him prawnce | |
| Den grab up he hat an’ grab up he cane | |
| “Blam!” go de do’ an’ he gone lak de train, | |
| Dis Ol’ Doc’ Hyar, | |
| Whar lib up dar | 35 |
| Een ur mighty fine house on ur mighty high hill. | |
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| But de vay naix day Mistah B’ar he daid; | |
| Wen dee tell Doc’ Hyar, he des scratch he haid: | |
| “Ef pahsons git well ur pahsons git wu’s, | |
| Money got ter come een de Ol’ Hyar’s pu’s; | 40 |
| Not wut folkses does, but fur wut dee know | |
| Does de folkses git paid”—an’ Hyar larfed low, | |
| Dis sma’t Ol’ Hyar, | |
| Whar lib up dar | |
| Een de mighty fine house on de mighty high hill! | 45 |
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