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All like we,^[1] so dem caan’ mell,—
Mek we gamble laka hell”:
Rowdy, rowdy-looking faces
At de Knutsford Park big races.

Ladies white an’ brown an’ black,
Fine as fine in gala frock,
Wid dem race-card in dem han’
Pass ’long to de dollar stan’:
Happy-lookin’ lady faces
At de Knutsford Park big races.

Ge’men wid dem smart spy-glass,
Well equip’ fe spot dem harse,
Dress’ in Yankee-fashion clo’es,
Watch de flag as do’n it goes:
Oh! de eager, eager faces
At de Knutsford Park big races!

Faces of all types an’ kinds,
Faces showin’ diffran’ minds,
Faces from de udder seas—
Right from de antipodes:
Oh! de many various faces
Seen at Knutsford Park big races!

Jockeys lookin’ quite dem bes’,

In deir racin’ clo’es all dress’

1. All are doing as we do.