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Grampa Schuler

Grampa Schuler, when he was young,
Had a crest of hair, and shining eyes.
He wore red-flowered waistcoats,
Wild Byronic ties.
The whole land of Germany
Wasn't wide enough !-
He ran away one night, when winter
Seas were fierce and rough.
He has a sleek farm here
With already a settled air.
He's patriarchal, with his sons
And daughters round him everywhere,
His son's son Jim has fiery eyes-
He wants to go where the land is new!
Grampa bitterly. wonders: "What are
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Young fools coming to! Ruth Suckoto

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