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'A bunch of the boys were whooping
it up in the Malamute saloon
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'T he kid that handles the music-box
was hitting a jag-time tune
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'A nd back at the bar...
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'. In a solo game
sat dangerous Dan McGrew
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'A nd watching his luck was his
light-o'-Iove, the lady known as Lou.
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'W hen out of the night...
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'W hen out of the night
that was fifty below
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'A nd into the din and the glare,
:25:45
'T here stumbled a miner
fresh from the creeks
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'Dog dirty and loaded for bear.'
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Just give me the gist
and get to the climax!
:25:55
Oh, dear me, that's very difficult.
:25:58
It's a long poem
and there's a great deal behind it.
:26:02
However, as you wish.
:26:04
Well now... soon after the stranger
has entered this lurid scene,
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it becomes increasingly evident
there is a growing antagonism
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between him and Mr McGrew.
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An antagonism which is to end
in stark tragedy.
:26:20
Shall I pick it up at the point
when the miner,
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seated at the saloon piano,
is playing like a maniac?
:26:27
Yes, yes, please do.
:26:29
Thank you.
:26:31
'T hen the stranger turned
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'A nd his eyes they burned
in a most peculiar way
:26:37
'ln a buckskin shirt
that was glazed with dirt he sat
:26:40
'A nd I saw him sway
:26:42
'T hen his lips went thin
in a kind of grin
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'A nd he spoke
and his voice was calm
:26:48
'Boys, says he, you don't know me
and none of you care a darn... '
:26:51
Yes, yes, yes,
but get to the point, please!
:26:55
'But I want to state
and my words are straight
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'A nd I'll bet my poke they're true