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THE DIAMOND WEDDING Santa Claus de la Muscovado

Señor Grandisimo Bastinado—

That gold-encrusted, fortunate man!—

All will land in naked equality:

The lord of a ribboned principality

Will mourn the loss of his cordon.

Nothing to eat, and nothing to wear

Will certainly be the fashion there!

Ten to one, and I'll go it alone,

Those most used to a rag and bone,

Though here on earth they labor and groan,

Will stand it best, as they wade abreast

To the other side of Jordan.

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