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1831–1884

PART II.

Charles Stuart Calverley

She sat with her hands‘ neath her dimpled cheeks, ( Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese ) And spake not a word. While a lady speaks There is hope, but she did n't even sneeze.

She sat, with her hands‘ neath her crimson cheeks; ( Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese ) She gave up mending her father's breeks, And let the cat roll in her new chemise.

She sat, with her hands‘ neath her burning cheeks, ( Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese ) And gazed at the piper for thirteen weeks; Then she follow'd him out o'er the misty leas.

Her sheep follow'd her, as their tails did them. ( Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese ) And this song is consider'd a perfect gem, And as to the meaning, it's what you please.

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