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Who, ven he gomes again dis vay,

Vill hear vot Pfeiffer has to say,

Und mit a plack eye goes avay?

Der drummer.

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HANS AND FRITZ.[¹]

[¹] Special Permission of the Author.

ANS and Fritz were two Deutschers who lived side by side,

Remote from the world, its deceit and its pride: