tte,
Ha! Ha! de fine leetle fat barbotte.

Pleasan' to lissen upon de spring
De leetle bird sing hees song,
Wile you watch de line an' look out for sign
Of mooshrat swimmin' along;
Den tak' it easy an' smoke de pipe,
An' w'ere is de man has got
More fun dan you on de ole canoe
W'en dey 're bitin', de nice barbotte--
De nice leetle fat barbotte.

No runnin' aroun' on de crick for heem,
No jompin' upon de air,
Makin' you sweat till your shirt is wet
An' sorry you 're comin' dere--
Foolin' away wit' de rod an' line
Mebbe de affernoon--
For sure as he bite he 's dere all right,
An' you 're ketchin' heem very soon--
Yass sir! you 're gettin' heem purty soon.

Den tak' heem off home wit' a dozen more
An' skin heem so quick you can,
Fry heem wit' lard, an' you 'll fin' it hard
To say if dere 's on de pan
Such feesh as dat on de worl' before
Since Adam, you know, is shut
Out of de gate w'en he 's comin' home late,
As de nice leetle fat barbotte--
Dat 's true, de nice leetle sweet barbotte.

[Illustration: Lyrics and melody of "The Rossignol"]

[Illustration: Lyrics and melody of "The Rossignol"--Concluded]

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THE ROSSIGNOL

Air--"Sur la Montagne"

Jus' as de sun is tryin'
Climb on de summer sky
Two leetle bird come flyin'
Over de mountain high--
Over de mountain, over de mountain,
Hear dem call,
Hear dem call--poor leetle rossignol!

Out of de nes' togeder,
Broder an' sister too,
Out on de summer wedder
W'en de w'ole worl' is new--
Over de mountain, over de mountain,
Hear dem call,
Hear dem call--poor leetle rossignol!

No leetle heart was lighter,
No leetle bird so gay,
Never de sun look brighter
Dan he is look to-day--
Over de mountain, over de mountain,
Hear dem call,
Hear dem call--poor leetle rossignol!

W'y are dey leave de nes' dere
W'ere dey was still belong?
Better to stay an' res' dere
Until de wing is strong.
Over de mountain, over de mountain,
Hear dem call,
Hear dem call--poor leetle rossignol!

W'at is dat watchin' dere now
Up on de maple tall,
Better look out, tak' care now,
Poor leetle rossignol,
Over de mountain, over de mountain,
Hear dem call,
Hear dem call--poor leetle rossignol!

Here dey are comin' near heem
Singin' deir w