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 With a crimson and pearly-white dye
 * They endeavoured to make themselves fair,

With black they encircled each eye,
 * And with yellow they painted their hair
 * (It was wool, but they thought it was hair).

And the forces they met in the field:—
 * And the men of said,

"Amazonians, immediately yield!"
 * And their arrows they drew to the head,
 * Yes, drew them right up to the head.

But jocular ,
 * Ogled (which was wrong),

And neat little ,
 * Said, ", you go along!
 * Yon naughty old dear, go along!"

And rollicking
 * Tapped with her fan;

And musical ,
 * Said ", go away, you bad man!
 * Go away, you delightful young man!"

And the Amazons simpered and sighed,
 * And they ogled, and giggled, and flushed,

And they opened their pretty eyes wide,
 * And they chuckled, and flirted, and blushed
 * (At least, if they could, they'd have blushed).