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Oh something just now must be happening there!

That suddenly and quiveringly here,
Amid the city's noises, I must think

Of mangoes leaning o'er the river's brink,
And dexterous Davie climbing high above,
The gold fruits ebon-speckled to remove,
And toss them quickly in the tangled mass
Of wis-wis twisted round the guinea grass;
And Cyril coming through the bramble-track
A prize bunch of bananas on his back;

And Georgie -- none could ever dive like him --
Throwing his scanty clothes off for a swim;
And schoolboys, from Bridge-tunnel going home,
Watching the waters downward dash and foam.

This is no daytime dream, there's something in it,
Oh something's happening there this very minute!

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