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All like we, so dem caan’ mell,—

Mek we gamble laka hell”:

Rowdy, rowdy-looking faces

At de Knutsford Park big races.

Ladies white an’ brown an’ black,

Fine as fine in gala frock,

Wid dem race-card in dem han’

Pass ’long to de dollar stan’:

Happy-lookin’ lady faces

At de Knutsford Park big races.

Ge’men wid dem smart spy-glass,

Well equip’ fe spot dem harse,

Dress’ in Yankee-fashion clo’es,

Watch de flag as do’n it goes:

Oh! de eager, eager faces

At de Knutsford Park big races!

Faces of all types an’ kinds,

Faces showin’ diffran’ minds,

Faces from de udder seas—

Right from de antipodes:

Oh! de many various faces

Seen at Knutsford Park big races!

Jockeys lookin’ quite dem bes’,

In deir racin’ clo’es all dress’