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Dalilah de Dardy was fat,
Dalilah de Dardy was old,
(No doubt in the world about that)
But Dalilah de Dardy had gold.
 
Lorenzo de Lardy was tall,
The flower of maidenly pets,
Young ladies would love at his call,
But Lorenzo de Lardy had debts.

His money-position was queer,
And one of his favourite freaks
Was to hide himself three times a year
In Paris, for several weeks.

Many days didn't pass him before
He fanned himself into a flame,
For a beautiful "Dam du Comptwore,"
And this was her singular name:

Alice Eulalie Coraline
Euphrosine Colombina Thérèse
Juliette Stephanie Celestine
Charlotte Russe de la Sauce Mayonnaise.

She booked all the orders and tin,
Accoutred in showy fal-lal,
At a two-fifty Restaurant, in
The glittering Palais Royal.