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Bord Plouffe, Bord Plouffe, W'at do I see    w'en I dream of you? A shore w'ere de water is racin' by, A small boy lookin', an' wonderin' w'y He can't get fedder for goin' fly Lak de hawk makin' ring on de summer sky. Dat 's w'at I see. Bord Plouffe, Bord Plouffe, W'at do I hear w'en i dream of you? Too many t'ing for sleepin' well! De song of de ole tam cariole bell, De voice of dat girl from Sainte Angle (I geev' her a ring was mark "fidle") Dat 's what I hear. Bord Plouffe, Bord Plouffe, W'at do I smoke w'en I dream of you? Havana cigar from across de sea, An' get dem for not'ing too? No siree! Dere 's only wan kin' of tabac for me. An' it grow on de Rivire des Prairies- Dat 's what I smoke. Bord Plouffe, Bord Plouffe, How go I feel w'en I t'ink of you? Sick, sick for the ole place way back dere- An' to sleep on ma own leetle room upstair W'ere de ghos' on de chimley mak' me scare I 'd geev' more monee dan I can spare- Dat 's how I feel. Bord Plouffe, Bord Plouffe, W'at will I do w'en I 'm back wit' you? I 'll buy de farm of Bonhomme Martel, Long tam he 's been waitin' a chance to sell, Den pass de nex'    morning on Sainte Angle, An' if she 's not marry -dat girl-    very well, Dat 's w'at I 'll do.

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