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"I'VE seen so much uv dirt an' grime / I'm mad to 'ave things clean. / I've seen so much uv death," 'e said -- / "So many cobbers lyin' dead -- / You won't know wot I mean; / But, lad, I've 'ad so much uv strife / I want things straightened in my life.
"I've seen so much uv 'ate," 'e said -- / "Mad 'ate an' silly rage -- / I'm yearnin' for clear thoughts," said 'e. / "Kindness an' love seem good to me. / I want a new, white page / To start all over, clean an' good, / An' live me life as reel men should."