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I. When Crown Prince Willy goes to bed / It is his wont to lay his head / Upon the pillow and extend / His feet towards the other end. / "But does he really wear his hat / In bed? " you ask -- well, as to that / I cannot say, I never saw him, / But that's the way _I_ always draw him.
II. The thing that Germans most admire / Is Crownie's coolness under fire. / He loves to watch it gleam and glow / 'Mid fragrant smoke, an inch or so / Above his nose as he reclines / In some Château behind the lines; / If the Crown Prince had his desire / He would be _always_ under fire!