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SONGS OF A SAVOYARD
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<poem> In the first and foremost flight, ha, ha! You always found that knight, ha, ha!
- That celebrated,
- Cultivated,
- Underrated
- Nobleman,
- The Duke of Plaza-Toro!
When, to evade Destruction's hand,
- To hide they all proceeded,
No soldier in that gallant band
- Hid half as well as he did.
He lay concealed throughout the war,
- And so preserved his gore, O!
- That unaffected.
- Undetected,
- Well connected
- Warrior,
- The Duke of Plaza-Toro!
- And so preserved his gore, O!
In every doughty deed, ha, ha! He always took the lead, ha, ha!
- That unaffected.
- Undetected,
- Well connected
- Warrior,
- The Duke of Plaza-Toro!
When told that they would all be shot
- Unless they left the service,
That hero hesitated not,
- So marvellous his nerve is.
He sent his resignation in,
