(Cabulee Version of a popular Comic Song.)
Air—"The Dandy Coloured Coon."
Ameer, dressing for a projected Visit, sings:—
Fools called me a mere "Nigger" when I felt Dame Fortune's frown;
Up and down—I have known;
But now the folks all say, "Why, you're fit to wear a crown.
Black or brown—you've won renown."
Now a lot of gossips they patter and spy.
Someone says, "He wants to have the Muscovite hard by."
"Muscovite!" said I,—"hard by!—you're mistooken!