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AN IDYLL OF DANDALOO
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He came afar in hope to 'do'
The little town of Dandaloo.
Now this was weak of him, I wot—
Exceeding weak, it seemed to me—
For we in Dandaloo were not
The Jugginses we seemed to be;
In fact, we rather thought we knew
Our book by heart in Dandaloo.
We held a meeting at the bar,
And met the question fair and square—
'We've stumped the country near and far
'To raise the cash for races here;
'We've got a hundred pounds or two—
'Not half so bad for Dandaloo.
'And now, it seems, we have to be
'Cleaned out by this here Sydney bloke,
'With his imported horse; and he
'Will scoop the pool and leave us broke
'Shall we sit still, and make no fuss
'While this chap climbs all over us?'
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