The songs and poems of Robert Tannahill With biography, illustrations, and music |
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SUCCESSOR TO OLD CHARON. |
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SUCCESSOR TO OLD CHARON.
When the devil got notice old Charon was dead,He wished for some blockhead to row in his stead;
For he feared one with intellect discoveries might make,
Of his tortures and racks, t'other side of the lake;
So for true native dulness and want of discernment,
He sought the whole world, and gave John the preferment.
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