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There was never a Queen like Balkis,
From here to the wide world's end;
But Balkis talked to a butterfly
As you would talk to a friend.


There was never a King like Solomon,
Not since the world began;
But Solomon talked to a butterfly
As a man would talk to a man.


She was Queen of Sabæa
And he was Asia's Lord
But they both of 'em talked to butterflies
When they took their walks abroad!

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