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William Henry Drummond - De Nice Leetle CanadienneWilliam Henry Drummond - De Nice Leetle Canadienne
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You can pass on de worl` w`erever you lak,     Tak` de steamboat for go Angleterre,     Tak` car on de State, an` den you come back,     An` go all de place, I don`t care—     Ma frien` dat `s a fack, I know you will say,     W`en you come on dis contree again,     Dere `s no girl can touch, w`at we see ev`ry day,     De nice leetle Canadienne.     Don`t matter how poor dat girl she may be,    Her dress is so neat ab` so clean,    Mos` ev`rywan t`ink it was mak` on Paree    An` she wear it, wall! jus` lak de Queen.    Den come for fin` out she is mak` it herse`f,    For she ain`t got moche monee for spen`,    But all de sam` tam, she was never get lef`,    Dat nice leetle Canadienne.    W`en "un vrai Canayen" is mak` it mariée,    You t`ink he go leev on beeg flat    An` bodder hese`f all de tam, night an` day,    Wit` housemaid, an` cook, an` all dat?    Not moche, ma dear frien`, he tak` de maison,    Cos` only nine dollar or ten,    W`ere he leev lak blood rooster, an` save de l`argent,    Wit` hees nice leetle Canadienne.    I marry ma famme w`en I `m jus` twenty year,    An` now we got fine familee,    Dat skip roun` de place lak leetle small deer,    No smarter crowd you never see—    An` I t`ink as I watch dem all chasin` about,    Four boy an` six girl, she mak` ten,    Dat `s help mebbe kip it, de stock from run out,    Of de nice leetle Canadienne.    O she `s quick an` she `s smart, an` got plaintee heart,    If you know correc` way go about,    An` if you don`t know, she soon tole you so    Den tak` de firs` chance an` get out;    But if she love you, I spik it for true,    She will mak` it more beautiful den,    An` sun on de sky can`t shine lak de eye    Of dat nice leetle Canadienne.
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