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 AN OLD SONG

long as 'neath the Kalka hills

The tonga-horn shall ring,

So long as down the Solon dip

The hard-held ponies swing;

So long as Tara Devi sees

The lights o' Simla town,

So long as Pleasure calls us up,

And duty drives us down,

If you love me as I love you

What pair so happy as we two?

So long as Aces take the King,

Or backers take the bet,

So long as debt leads men to wed;

Or marriage leads to debt;

So long as little luncheons, Love,

And scandal hold their vogue,

While there is sport at Annandale

Or whiskey at Jutogh,

If you love me as I love you

What knife can cut our love in two?