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" O yes! O yes! ding dong!"

The bellman's voice is loud and strong;

So is his bell: "O yes! ding dong!"

He wears a red coat with golden lace;

See how the people of the place

Come running to hear what the bellman says!

"O yes! Sir Nicholas Hildebrand

Has just returned from the Holy Land,

And freely offers his heart and hand—

O yes! O yes! O yes! ding dong!"—

All the women hurry along,

Maids and widows, a chattering throng.