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The Butterfly that Stamped.
There was never a Queen like Balkis,
From here to the wide world's end;
But Balkis talked to a butterfly
As you would talk to a friend.
From here to the wide world's end;
But Balkis talked to a butterfly
As you would talk to a friend.
There was never a King like Solomon,
Not since the world began;
But Solomon talked to a butterfly
As a man would talk to a man.
Not since the world began;
But Solomon talked to a butterfly
As a man would talk to a man.
She was Queen of Sabæa—
And he was Asia's Lord—
But they both of 'em talked to butterflies
When they took their walks abroad!
And he was Asia's Lord—
But they both of 'em talked to butterflies
When they took their walks abroad!
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