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THE ARIZONA BOYS AND GIRLS (p. 211) Come all of you people, I pray you draw near, A comical ditty you all shall hear. The boys in this country they try to advance By courting the ladies and learning to dance,— And they're down, down, and they're down. The boys in this country they try to be plain, Those words that you hear you may hear them again, With twice as much added on if you can. There's many a boy stuck up for a man,— And they're down, down, and they're down. They will go to their parties, their whiskey they'll take, And out in the dark their bottles they'll break; You'll hear one say, "There's a bottle around here; So come around, boys, and we'll all take a share,"— And they're down, down, and they're down. There is some wears shoes and some wears boots, But there are very few that rides who don't shoot; More than this, I'll tell you what they'll do, They'll get them a watch and a ranger hat, too,— And they're down, down, and they're down. They'll go in the hall with spurs on their heel, They'll get them a partner to dance the next reel, Saying, (p. 212) "How do I look in my new brown suit, With my pants stuffed down in the top of my boot?"— And they're down, down, and they're down. Now I think it's quite time to leave off these lads For here are some girls that's fully as bad; They'll trim up their dresses and curl up their hair, And like an old owl before the glass they'll stare,— And they're down, down, and they're down. The girls in the country they grin like a cat, And with giggling and laughing they don't know what they're at, They think they're pretty and I tell you they're wise, But they couldn't get married to save their two eyes,— And they're down, down, and they're down. You can tell a good girl wherever she's found; No trimming, no lace, no nonsense around; With a long-eared bonnet tied under her chin,— <hr class="small"> And they're down, down, and they're down. They'll go to church with their snuff-box in hand, They'll give it a tap to make it look grand; Perhaps there is another one or two And they'll pass it around and it's "Madam, won't you,"— And they're down, down, and they're down. Now, (p. 213) I think it's quite time for this ditty to end; If there's anyone here that it will offend, If there's anyone here that thinks it amiss Just come around now and give the singer a kiss,— And they're down, down, and they're down. <div style="break-after:column;"></div>

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