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THE PIGTAIL OF AH LEE BEN LOO

Next door to Li-Ching lived young Ah Lee Ben Loo,
A poor laundryman, worthy and wise,
Who spent half of his time writing rhythmical rhyme
To the lashes of Ting-a-Ling's eyes

Li-Ching Had a Daughter as Fair as the Dawn.

Deep into the night he would sit by his door,
And with melody floating afar
On the soft wings of June, he would sing to the moon
As he twangled his two-stringed guitar.

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