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"NOW, be the Hokey Fly! " sez Peter Begg. / "Suppose 'e comes 'ome with a wooden leg. / Suppose 'e isn't fit to darnce at all, / Then, ain't we 'asty fixin' up this ball? / A little tournament at Bridge is my / Idear," sez Peter. "Be the Hokey Fly!"
Ole Peter Begg is gettin' on in years. / 'E owns a reel good farm; an' all 'e fears / Is that some girl will land 'im, by are by, / An' share it with 'im -- be the Hokey Fly. / That's 'is pet swear-word, an' I dunno wot / 'E's meanin', but 'e uses it a lot.