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Sonnet On Stewed Prunes

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Ay ant lak pie-plant pie so wery vell;     Ven ay skol eat ice-cream, my yaws du ache;     Ay ant much stuck on dis har yohnnie-cake     Or crackers yust so dry sum peanut shell.     And ven ay eat dried apples, ay skol svell     Until ay tenk my belt skol nearly break;     And dis har breakfast food, ay tenk, ban fake:     Yim Dumps ban boosting it, so it skol sell.     But ay tal yu, ef yu vant someteng fine,     Someteng so sveet lak wery sveetest honey,     Vith yuice dat taste about lak nice port vine,     Only it ant cost hardly any money, -     Ef yu vant someteng yust lak anyel fude,     Yu try stewed prunes. By yiminy! dey ban gude.

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