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THE "BAB" BALLADS.
He bore a workhouse brand,
No pa or ma had claimed him,
The Beadle found him, and
The Board of Guardians named him.
P'r'aps some princess's son—
A beggar p'r'aps his mother!
He rather thought the one,
I rather think the other.
He liked his ship at sea,
He loved the salt sea-water;
He worshipped junk, and he
Adored the First Lord's daughter.
The First Lord's daughter proud,
Snubbed earls and viscounts nightly—
She sneered at barts aloud,
And spurned poor Joe Golightly.
Whene'er he sailed afar
Upon a Channel cruise, he
Unpacked his light guitar
And sang this ballad (Boosey).
