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 I love fourpence, jolly, jolly fourpence, I love fourpence, dearly as my life. I spent a penny of it, I lent a penny of it, And I brought twopence of it home to my wife. May the pipe, etc.

I love twopence, jolly, jolly twopence, I love twopence, dearly as my life. I spent a penny of it, I lent a penny of it, And I brought nothing of it home to my wife. May the pipe, etc.

I love nothing, jolly, jolly nothing, I love nothing, dearly as my life. I spent nothing of it, I lent nothing of it, And I love nothing but my bonny wife. May the pipe, etc.

XXIX. THE LITTLE DANDY

Oh when I was a boy and a pretty little boy, With my little curly head of hair so sandy, O, All the damsels used to cry, What a funny rogue was I, And they christened me the pretty little dandy, O.