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The Splinter looked too dull and slow
To suit fair Jenifer;
The girl I bid to take in tow—
I guessed by certain signs, you know,
I was “the goods” with her.
She’d put her arms half-round my neck
An’ look so sweet an’ nice,
An’ ‘cept my nerves were all a-wreck
I felt so sure on Cupid’s deck—
I nearly kissed her twice.
The Splinter’s heart without a doubt
Was dilly on, her, too;
But Jenny said the silly lout
Was just a joke, an’ laughed about
The things he used to do.
Then Splinter asked me if I’d take
A ticket in a sweep
In halves with him, for Jenny’s sake.
But, no, I says, that’s not for Jake;
What coin I’ve got I’ll keep.
For I was savin’ up, you see,
With Jennifer in mind,
Near ev’ry pound I earned, an’ she
Was lookin’ after it for me—
I thought her very kind.
So Splinter went in on his ace,
An’ what then did he do?
He struck the luck, an’ left the place,
An’ with him went her bloomin’ grace,
An,’ all my savin’s, too!
The mug I was! I don’t deny
It left me feelin’ sore.
Yes, mine’s the same—to girls good-bye;
The drought is broke, an’ so am I—
I’m savin’ up no more.
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