Lowuitwr vietima quaed When companies are austin', and banks are gain' bung, An' share quotations fall to Ereezin point, An' Exchange is two an' tenpence, an' poor Silver's dirge is sung, "Tis sure there's something muchly out of Two years ngo then Conipanies—or may be it was three—Like Jonah'a gourd overspread the O: An' Jonai-wiae we rested neath their full trustful An' now they'v jailed our every blooming'
cent.
There's Yokohama Towage hat. u-hand at uty yen.
An' Club Hotels right down to fifty-five The Tron Works are up the spout, whilv.not a single sen Have the P. P, folks to sive their life alive.
In Kobe too the sounds of deul sweep up to Maya's tune, For Kobe'sin a mighty ugly fix, Tt wasted all ite substance, like " prodigal insane, On a he-tel slightly dear at less than nix.
And the only wights tha profit by this precious game of pool, Are vendors and the Devil's own Brigade again I save a stiver—Well, to play the blooming' fool 3 For once is quite enough for man ar maid!
Chorus, boys!
For they've taken my hard-won dollars, anT'll never cee them more, They've vanished quite away like Nelly Grays An' about the whole blamed business I feel uncommon sore But never mind I've had my little say. Japan Mail.
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