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William Henry Drummond - Dominique
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You dunno ma leetle boy Dominique?
    Never see heem runnin` roun` about de place?
  `Cos I want to get advice how to kip heem lookin` nice,
    So he won`t be alway dirty on de face--
  Now dat leetle boy of mine, Dominique,
    If you wash heem an` you sen` heem off to school,
  But instead of goin` dere, he was playin` fox an` hare--
    Can you tell me how to stop de leetle fool?

  "I`d tak` dat leetle feller Dominique,
    An` I`d put heem on de cellar ev`ry day,
  An` for workin` out a cure, bread an` water`s very sure,
    You can bet he mak` de promise not to play!"

  Dat`s very well to say, but ma leetle Dominique
    W`en de jacket we put on heem`s only new,
  An` he`s goin` travel roun` on de medder up an` down,
    Wit` de strawberry on hees pocket runnin` t`roo,
  An` w`en he climb de fence, see de hole upon hees pant,
    No wonder hees poor moder`s feelin` mad!
  So if you ketch heem den, w`at you want to do, ma frien`?
    Tell me quickly an` before he get too bad.

  "I`d lick your leetle boy Dominique,
    I`d lick heem till he`s cryin` purty hard,
  An` for fear he`s gettin` spile, I`d geev` heem castor ile,
    An` I would n`t let heem play outside de yard."

  If you see ma leetle boy Dominique
    Hangin` on to poor ole "Billy" by de tail,
  W`en dat horse is feelin` gay, lak I see heem yesterday,
    I s`pose you t`ink he`s safer on de jail?
  W`en I’m lightin` up de pipe on de evenin` affer work,
    An` de powder dat young rascal`s puttin` in,
  It was makin` such a pouf, nearly blow me t`roo de roof--
    W`at`s de way you got of showin` `t was a sin?

  "Wall! I put heem on de jail right away,
    You may bet de wan is got de beeges` wall!
  A honder foot or so, w`ere dey never let heem go,
    Non! I would n`t kip a boy lak dat at all."

  Dat`s good advice for sure, very good,
    On de cellar, bread an` water--it`ll do,
  De nice sweet castor ile geev` heem ev`ry leetle w`ile,
    An` de jail to finish up wit` w`en he`s t`roo!
  Ah! ma frien`, you never see Dominique,
    W`en he`s lyin` dere asleep upon de bed,
  If you do, you say to me, "W`at an angel he mus` be,
    An` dere can`t be not`ing bad upon hees head."

  Many t`ank for your advice, an` it may be good for some,
    But de reason you was geev` it is n`t very hard to seek--
  Yass! it`s easy seein` now w`en de talk is over, how
    You dunno ma leetle boy Dominique?
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