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 But the faster he ran after her, The faster she followed, the, fireman.

Yet his presents to lose she was loth To his pocket, she gave no quarter man She told him and vow'd with an oath She would cut with the fireman waterman; With hope, then the dyer did grin. Though, poor fellow, he warn't a bight higher, man, For her false heart was cram full within, Of the handsome waterman firemanf.

One day for her supper he bought A lobster, (for he was that sort o' man Genteely to do what was not To be done by the fireman waterman ;) He thought he'd sup with her at night, So he sent it, wrapp'd up to her by a man, And what did she do but invite To eat it, the waterman fireman.

It was late before he could get there, When siting at a table he cuaght a man, The lobster was gone,— he did stare When he saw the fireman waterman His senses, all of them, seemed stopp'd He stood as stiff as a wire man, But came to by being well whopp'd By his rival the waterman fireman.

To Bow street he slowly di halt, and though he wish'd to be thought a man.