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A Sultan sat on his Oriental mat
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In his harem in Baghdad, Persia.
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He took one sip of his coffee, just a drip,
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And he said to his servant “Curse ya,
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“Aw, curse ya, curse ya, curse ya,
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That’s the worst cup of coffee in Persia! ‘Cause..
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All I want is a proper cup of coffee
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Made in a proper copper coffee-pot.
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I may be off my dot,
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But I want a cup o’ coffee from a proper copper pot.
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Iron coffee-pots, and tin coffee-pots,
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They’re no use to me;
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If I can’t have a proper cup o’ coffee
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From a proper copper coffee-pot,
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I’ll have a cup of tea.”
When Bonaparte found that he was in the cart,
And he’d lost that Waterloo fight,
He gave his sword up to Wellington, the lord,
And he said, “You British do fight.
Now you’ve won Waterloo, sir,
What shall I drink with you, sir? ‘Cause…
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Now King Solomon with his queen would carry on,
So we read in the ancient scandals;
He gave her lots of silver coffee-pots
With diamond spouts and hand - les.
But said the Queen of Sheba…
“I’d rather have any old tea-bag! ‘Cause…
Now at Hill School the teachers as a rule
Can get quite tired and grumpy
When a night of grading tests
Makes them feel less than their best
But instead brain dead and frumpy.
So to help them feel sharp and keen
They require strong caffeine
