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IN DE MAWNIN' by ANONYMOUS

First Line: DE GOOD LAWD HIDE ME OUT ER SIGHT
Last Line: EN DE WAR WON'T END IN DE MAWNIN'!
Subject(s): BATTLESHIPS;
DE good Lawd hide me out er sight,
Fer dey got a ship th'ows dynamite,
En blows you up lak a streak er light;
En der war won't end in de mawnin'!

De good Lawd keep me day an night
Fum de ship dat comes wid de dynamite,
Or I'll go ter glory on a streak er light,
En de war won't end in de mawnin'!



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