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It's oh! for a rivet in marriage bonds, / And a splice in the knot untied -- / The sanctity of the marriage tie / Is growing more sanctified! / They're getting mixed up in society, / There's an awful family row, / For Reginald Jones of "The Fernery" / Is "keeping" his first wife now!
Oh! she belonged to the smart, smart set / (Where reasons are far to seek) -- / And the wedding and "crush" are remembered yet / As the "smart" things of the week. / Never an atom of love had she, / But they had a child somehow -- / And Reginald Jones of "The Fernery" / Has the love of his first wife now.