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 Comic Songs.

THE OLD BACHELOR.

When I was a schoolboy, aged ten, Oh mighty little Greek I knew ; With my short strip’d trowsers, and now and then With stripes upon my jacket too. When I saw other boys to the play ground run, I threw my old Gradus by, And I left the task I had scarce begun — “ There’ll be time enough for that," said I.

'When I was at college my pride was—dress, And my groom, and my bit of blood ; But as for my study, I must confess That I was content with my stud. I was deep in my tradesmen’s books, 1‘m afraid, Tho’ not in my own, by the bye; And when rascally tailors came to be paid— “ There'll be time enough for that,’’ said I

I was just nineteen when I first fell in love, And I scribbl’d a deal of rhyme ; And I talk'd to myself in a shady grove, And I thought I was quite sublime.