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The Bibelot
VOLUME I
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From The Bibelot, A Reprint of Poetry and Prose for Book Lovers, chosen in part from scarce editions and sources not generally known, Volume I, Number III, Testimonial Edition, Edited and Originally Published by Thomas B. Mosher, Portland, Maine; Wm. Wise & Co.; New York; 1895; pp. 61-3 .
“A jovial Song of the Open Road, throbbing with the exhilaration of young life and madcap impudence. We must imagine that two vagabond students are drinking together before they part upon their several ways. . . . . refrain appears intended to imitate a bugle-call. ”
WE in our wandering,
Blithesome and squandering,
Tara, tantara, teino!
Eat to satiety,
Drink with propriety;
Tara, tantara, teino!
Laugh till our sides we split,
Rags on our hides we fit;
Tara, tantara, teino!
Jesting eternally,
Quaffing infernally:
Tara, tantara, teino!
Craft’s in the bone of us,
Feart ’tis unknown of us:
Tara, tantara, teino!
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When we’re in neediness.
Thieve we with greediness:
Tara, tantara, teino!
Brother catholical,
Most apostolical,
Tara, tantara, teino!
Say what you will have done,
What you ask ’twill be done!
Tara, tantara, teino!
Folk, fear the loss of the
Horns of philosophy!
Tara, tantara, teino!
Here comes a quadruple
Spoiler and prodigal!
Tara, tantara, teino!
License and vanity
Pamper insanity:
Tara, tantara, teino!
As the Pope bade us do,
Brother to brother’s true:
Tara, tantara, teino!
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Brother, best friend, adieu!
Now, I must part from you!
Tara, tantara, teino!
When will our meeting be?
Glad shall our greeting be!
Tara, tantara, teino!
Vows valedictory
Now have the victory;
Tara, tantara, teino!
Clasped on each other’s breast,
Brother to brother pressed,
Tara, tantara, teino!