Papine Corner
When you want to meet a frien’,
Bide up to Papine,
Where dere’s people to no en’,
Old, young, fat an’ lean:
When you want nice gals fe court
An’ to feel jus’ booze’,
Go’p to Papine as a sport
Dress’ in ge’man clo’es.
When you want to be jus’ broke,
Ride up wid your chum,
Buy de best cigars to smoke
An’ Finzi old rum:
Stagger roun’ de sort o’ square
On to Fong Kin bar;
Keep as much strengt’ dat can bear
You do’n in de car.
When you want know Sunday bright,
Tek a run up deh
When ’bout eight o’clock at night
Things are extra gay:
Ef you want to see it cram’,
Wait tell night is dark,
An’ beneat’ your breat’ you’ll damn
Coney Island Park.
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