The while he said, in lofty tones, he'd nothing to declare;
He turned to one girl who stood near, and softly whisper'd "Fly, O Nell!"
But all the others wildly cried, "Give us a chance, O Lionel!"
And thus he came to shore from all the woes of Father Nep.,
With fatal fascinations for the Damsels of Dieppe.
He went to the Casino, whither mostly people go,
And lost his tin at baccarat and eke petits chevaux;
And still the maidens flocked around, and vowed he was amusing 'em;
And borrowed five-franc pieces, just for fear he should be losing 'em;