Piggy
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Oh,
I’ll sing of the pig, be he little or big,
For we can’t
very well do without him,
Tho’ he cares not a fig to be neat or be
trig
And hasn’t
much beauty about him.
But
there’s meat—juicy meat—and
spare ribs so sweet |
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That many times
graces our table,
There’s the head, and the feet, and the
carcase complete,
And we oft eat as
much as we’re able.
And
there’s lard—snowy lard—sometimes
soft, sometimes hard,
And we use it when
doing our baking. |
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Oh,
the pig is a pard that we cannot discard,
Tho’ sometimes
new friends we be making.
But
the pig is a friend that will last to the end
Altho’, as
I’ve said he’s no beauty,
And to you I can send this good recommend |
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That he always keeps
doing his duty.
He
may dig, he may root, and our gardens oft loot,
But that, you must
know is his natur’;
We may after him scoot, and threaten the “Brute”
And breathe out
bad cess to the cratur’. |
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But then with a will he will come to us still
And thrive if we
give him attention;
If his trough we but fill with plenty of swill
And other good food
I might mention.
And
if we have cares in our money affairs, |
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If at any time there
is a shortage,
Then the pig nobly shares, and our burden oft
bears
And he’s great
at reducing a mortgage.
Oh,
the pig is a gent, on mischief oft bent,
To take him all
through he’s a corker, |
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But
we will repent and lose many a cent
If we ever go back
on the porker. |
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