The Washington critic., 1890-02-17
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Poor Dan could not remember very we'll;
But mermaid, swimming round, Dan Nc
Ginty's body found,
Which in its Sunday suit looked very
swell.
She smiled behind her fan, and she fell in
love with Dan,
And she eyed him with her most bewitch-
ing smiles,
On her fin she hoisted him, through the
ocean she did swim
To her lovely home among the coral
isles.
Down went McGnty to the bottom of "a
cave,
And she gently laid his head on pearl
and crystal bed,
And she fonded him, that happily she his
precious life might save,
Dressed In his best suit of clothes.
OF THE REVIVAL OF THE CORPSE.
She tried everything in vain, to bring him
back to life again,
Till. at last. she thought about keg Of
beer,
Which bad washed in from the wre TX of D
passing schooner's deck,
And had lain among the rocks about
year.
So, she set the keg afloat, poured the con-
tents down his throat,
And McGinty gently opened both his
eyes.
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rious eyes and hair,
And he gazed around in wonder and sur
prise.
Chorus
Up stood McGinty and pulled down his
Sunday vest,
And that mermaid he caressed till he felt
she was undressed,
And it broke his heart to see the terminl-
tion Of her waist,
Dressed in his best suit of clothes.
OF THE MERMAID's CAVE.
Of the Establishments she made and the
graces she displayed,
To induce McGuty to remain perchance,
OF each amorous tone and look, they would
FIJI goodly book,
Quite as interesting us a French romance.
She showed him her palace home, with It's
alabaster dome,
While new splendors on his wondering
vision burst;
And ifhe would but remain, he should un-
disputed reign
AS Emperor McGinty, "Dan the First"
Chorus.
Down went McGinty, as she led him r. md
and round,
But in spite Of what she'd say, he still
longed to get away,
Where the girls could dress III bloomers and
could walk on solid ground,
Dressed In their best suit of clothes.
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OF MGINTY's ESCAPE.
McGinty soon made up his mind he'd leave
that mermaid far behipd
Though he knew that it would wreck her
happiness;
So, to advertise his wants, he cut up his
Sunday pants,
And he hoisted up his signal of distress.
And at last he spied sail bearing down
upon the gale
They thought he was the remnant of
wreck;
And that little mermaid fair tore her
bosom and her hair,
AS they bore McGinty safely to the deck.
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Down went McGinty to the botttm of the
ship,
And a wondrous tale he told to the sailors
in the hold,
And they never Stacked a sail TIL he got to
Jersey slip,
Dressed in his best suit of clothes.
AND RESTORATION TO THE BOSOM OF HIS
FAMILY.
Now, It happened the first man whom he
met was Pat McCann,
Who looked as scared as though he saw a
ghost.
But McGinty told his tale DER mug of
Murphy's ale,
And McCann told him the news since he
was lost;
Then he borrowed fifty cents, and for home
McGinty went,
door,
And, of course, they'd much to tell, as on
each others neck they fell,
And the baby Dan had never seen be-
fore.
Chorus.
Down sat McGinty to feast of cake and
wine,
And she said they lied that day, when they
said she'd run away.
And you'll see them out paradng every
Sunday, now, at nine,
Dressed In their best suit of clothes.
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