Excelsior
The shades of night ban falling fast, Ven tru Dakota willage passed Young faller who skol carry flag And yell, so loud sum he can brag, "Excelsior!" Ay ant know yust vat he skol mean, But yust lak dis har talk machine He keep on saying, night and day (Ay s'pose to passing time avay), "Excelsior!" Swen Swenson tal me dis har guy Ban crazy; den he tal me why. He say dis faller once ban gay And happy; den he never say "Excelsior!" But after while, say Sven, he meet A chorus girl who look quite sveet, And marry her, and den find out Vat making her so plump and stout - "Excelsior!" So now poor faller have to go, Lak lunatic, tru ice and snow. He tenk about his old girl May, And dis ban all vich he can say - "Excelsior!"
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