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The Tom Cat.
Well, here I am to tell,
Because it is my fancy ;
I lov'd a pretty girl,
And some folks call'd her Nancy,
Nor Nance I thought lov'd me,
Or else I dreamt or read so,
And all because, d'ye see,
That somebody had said so.
La ral la ral la, Stc.
s Twas but t'other night
I call'd a little mellow,
When out she popt the light,
And down stairs run a fellow.
Says I, " Pray, who's been here * w
When she, who thought me boozy,
Gried, " Nobody, my dear,
Only Tom our pussy."
La ral la, &c.
" O curse that Tom I" says I,
" If he comes here a mousing,
My sweetest Nan, good bye ;
I hate such damn'd carousing.* 5
" But we shall wed," says she,
" And every body cries so."
Says I, " That ne'er can be,
" Since every body lies so**'
La ral la, &p a