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Transcription of Page 28
(I missed the beginning of Oh! No John. It's on the next page.)
she watches over you.
I thought of another little ditty today.
"Madam, will you walk & talk with me
Oh! No John, No John, No.
My father was a Spanish Captain,
Went to sea a month ago.
First he kissed me
And as he left me
Bid me always answer No.
Madam, on your face is beauty
On your cheeks red roses glow.
If I may not be your lover
Madam, will you let me go.
Oh! No John, No John, No.!!
Another little ditty about John.
"Johnnie comes marching home again,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
He looks a soldier bold
Dressed up in his fighting cloths.
The girls all shout
As he goes round the houses
O! My. Come & see,