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EXTEMPORE LINES IN ANSWER TO A CARD by ROBERT BURNS

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First Line: THE KING'S MOST HUMBLE SERVANT, I
Last Line: OR ELSE THE DEIL'S BE IN IT.
Subject(s): TIME;
The King's most humble servant, I
Can scarcely spare a minute;
But I'll be wi' you by an' by;
Or else the Deil's be in it.



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