“We must hunt that fox to-morrow,” said the master, as they drove the
geese home to safe quarters, And so the cunning fox was outwitted by a

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LITTLE man bought him a big
Ah brass drum;
Y 9 Boom—boom—boom!
oleed “Who knows,” said he, “when a
war will come?”
Boom—boom—boom!
“Tm not at all frightened, you understand.
But, if I am called on to fight for my land,
I want to be ready to play in the band.”
Boom—boom—boom!

fle got all his children little snare drums;
Boom—tidera—da—boom!
And they’d practice as soon as they’d fin-
ished their sums.
Boom—tidera—da—boom!
“We're just like our papa!” in chorus said
they,
“Andif we should ever get into the fray,
Why, it’s safer to thump than to fight any
day!”
Boom—tidera—da—boom!

And, showing her spirit, the little man’s
wife—
Boom—tidera—da—boom!
With some of her pin-money purchased a
fife;
Boom—tidera—da—boom!
And, picking out tunes that were not very
hard,
They'd play them while marching around
the back yard,
Without for one’s feelings the slightest re-
gard,
Boom—tidera—da—boom-a-diddle-dee—
Boom—tidera-da—boom!

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The little old parson, who lived next door—
Boom—tidera—da—boom!
Would throw up his hands, as he walked the
floor;
Boom—tidera-da—boom!
“Wont you stop it, lbeg you?” he often said,
“lm trying to think of a text, but instead
The only thing I can get into my head
Is your boom—tidera-da—boom-a-diddle-~
dee—
Boom—tidera-da-——boom

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All of the people for blocks around—
Boom—tidera—~da—boom!
Kept time at their tasks to the martial
sound;
Boom—tidera-da—boom!
While children to windows and stoops would
fly,
Expecting to see a procession pass by,
And they couldn’t make out why it never

drew nigh,
With its bobom—tidera-da—boom-—a-diddle—
dee—

Boom—tidera—da—boom!

It would seem such vigor would soon abate;
Boom—tidera-da—boom!

But they still keep at it, early and late;
Boom—tidera—-da—boom!

So, if it should be that a war breaks out,

They'll all be ready, I have no doubt,

To help in putting the foe to rout,

With their bbom—tidera-da—boom—
Boom—tideva-da—boom—
Boom—tidera~-da—boom-—a-diddle--dee—
Boom—soom—BOOM!

—MaLcotm Doue.as.