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K'SHOO

I dode wad to be a boed,
  Ad I do nod log for fabe,
Bud I have to wride to get by bread
  Ad budder, all the sabe.
Id is very aggravadig,
  Ad this world is very hard
Whed the idfluenza fasteds
  Od a sendibendal bard.
Oh, I caddod sig of subber skies!
  I caddod twag by lyre!
For all the buses id the world
  Are powerless to idspire.

I've got a code—a code—
  A bost udpleased code;
I caddod sig a sog ob sprig,
  I caddod bake ad ode.
For inspirashud will nod cub;
  I'b feelig very blue;
Oh, would thad I was—
  Ah—
Ah—
Ah—h—
Kish—SHOO-O-O!