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The Rebel Pig.
Allo-same one typhoon
Cut littee flower down,
Tai-ping 'bellion
Bot'her állo land;
All-same lightning
Knock olo tower down,
Empelo' he so-je-man makee lebel stand.
Cut littee flower down,
Tai-ping 'bellion
Bot'her állo land;
All-same lightning
Knock olo tower down,
Empelo' he so-je-man makee lebel stand.
CHORUS.
Hang-cheong-low —send 'um állo travellin',Hi yah! Littee man can do!
Dis Tai-ping
He makee too much bobbely,
Catchee man an' girley
Makee kill-pidgin;
Makee all he savvy
Of murder an' lobbely,
An' cuttee off he pigtail to show he 'ligion.
He makee too much bobbely,
Catchee man an' girley
Makee kill-pidgin;
Makee all he savvy
Of murder an' lobbely,
An' cuttee off he pigtail to show he 'ligion.
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Jus' 'bout tim
Of állo dis 'citeyment,
Inside olo Joss-house
'Way in Honán,
Burnin' plenty Joss-stick,
To pay 'um enlightyment,
Lib one good olo Joss-pidgin-man.
Of állo dis 'citeyment,
Inside olo Joss-house
'Way in Honán,
Burnin' plenty Joss-stick,
To pay 'um enlightyment,
Lib one good olo Joss-pidgin-man.
Dis Joss-man
Was a velly good clirical,
Largee-facey man,
Belly velly big,
By'mby he play—
Makee first-chop milacle,
For he makee fat, jis' like he a velly plitty pig.
Was a velly good clirical,
Largee-facey man,
Belly velly big,
By'mby he play—
Makee first-chop milacle,
For he makee fat, jis' like he a velly plitty pig.
Pig keepee glowin'
Fatteler an' fatteler,
Nevva such a piggy
Since pigs began.
Joss-man he smilee,
An' talk, “You be flatteler,”
When t'hey talkee pig look-see all-samee Joss-pidgin-man.
Fatteler an' fatteler,
Nevva such a piggy
Since pigs began.
Joss-man he smilee,
An' talk, “You be flatteler,”
When t'hey talkee pig look-see all-samee Joss-pidgin-man.
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Long-side he Joss-house
Stop one olo mandalin,
He wantchee t'at pig,
He look-see 'um nightey day,
He talkee big lie
'Bout he flin —but állo slanderin',
Nevva can makee to catchee piggy 'way.
Stop one olo mandalin,
He wantchee t'at pig,
He look-see 'um nightey day,
He talkee big lie
'Bout he flin —but állo slanderin',
Nevva can makee to catchee piggy 'way.
But one dark nightey
He sha-man he got away
Wit' big sharp knifey
To cally out he plan,
He crawley in he hog-pen,
An' t'here he cut away
He tailey of he piggy of he Joss-pidgin-man.
He sha-man he got away
Wit' big sharp knifey
To cally out he plan,
He crawley in he hog-pen,
An' t'here he cut away
He tailey of he piggy of he Joss-pidgin-man.
Nex' day Joss-man
Wailo talkee mandalin
How la-li-loong
Steal he piggy-tail.
Wantchee to catch 'um
One tim' a wandelin' —
Pay 'um a floggin' an' sendee off to jail.
Wailo talkee mandalin
How la-li-loong
Steal he piggy-tail.
Wantchee to catch 'um
One tim' a wandelin' —
Pay 'um a floggin' an' sendee off to jail.
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“Hai yah!” say mandalin,
“Wat dis pidgin now?
My muss do my duty
Juss as my can;
If piggy no hab pigtail
He catchee no 'ligion now,
An' my take 'um fo' one lebel an' a Tai-ping man.
“Wat dis pidgin now?
My muss do my duty
Juss as my can;
If piggy no hab pigtail
He catchee no 'ligion now,
An' my take 'um fo' one lebel an' a Tai-ping man.
“T'at law talkee so-fashion:
Who catchee no piggy-tail
He makee 'bellion,
Muss die in de lan'.”
My sing-song be finishee,
My hope you like my biggee tale
Of mandalin who cheatee he Joss-pidgin-man.
Who catchee no piggy-tail
He makee 'bellion,
Muss die in de lan'.”
My sing-song be finishee,
My hope you like my biggee tale
Of mandalin who cheatee he Joss-pidgin-man.
Tsow-une-shaw-wei.
(Hab finishee head and tail.)
(Hab finishee head and tail.)
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