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  2. Down Went McGinty - Wikipedia

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    We will keep you for a while, In a cell to sleep upon a prison bunk. Down went McGinty to the bottom of the jail, Where his board would cost him nix, and he stay’d exactly six; They were big long months he stopp’d, for no one went his bail, Dressed in his best suit of clothes. Now McGinty, thin and pale, one fine day got out of jail,

  3. Mattinata (Leoncavallo) - Wikipedia

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    "Mattinata" (Italian pronunciation: [mattiˈnaːta]; English: "Morning") was the first song ever written expressly for the Gramophone Company (the present day EMI). Composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo in 1904, it was dedicated to Enrico Caruso, who was the first to record it in April, 1904 with the composer at the piano. Ever since, the piece has ...

  4. William Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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    William Shakespeare [a] (c. 23 [b] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [c] was an English playwright, poet and actor.He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

  5. Phrases from Hamlet in common English - Wikipedia

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    This phrase is sometimes mistakenly rendered as "to the manor born", and used to mean 'of the privileged class”; see references for more on this one. In recent years this misconception has spread through the popularity of the British sitcom To the Manor Born , the title of which was a deliberate pun on Shakespeare's phrase.)

  6. Sweet Polly Oliver - Wikipedia

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    And dressed herself up in her dead brother's clothes. She cut her hair close, and she stained her face brown, And went for a soldier to fair London Town. Then up spoke the sergeant one day at his drill, "Now who's good for nursing? A captain, he's ill." "I'm ready," said Polly. To nurse him she's gone, And finds it's her true love all wasted ...

  7. How Judy Garland Made 'Have Yourself a Merry Little ... - AOL

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    You're gonna foul up your life if you don't write another verse of that song!' " Martin told EW . The lyrics were changed to, “Have yourself a merry little Christmas; let your heart be light.

  8. National Anthem of the Ancient Britons - Wikipedia

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    "National Anthem of the Ancient Britons", also known as "Woad" or "The Woad Ode", is a humorous song, set to the tune of "Men of Harlech". It first became popular in the 1920s as a song in the British Boy Scouts [1] and appeared in The Hackney Scout Song Book (Stacy & Son Ltd, 1921).

  9. What Does It Mean To Be the Best-Dressed Woman in the ... - AOL

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    Known for her devotion to Elsa Schiaparelli, severe dresses, and enormous brooches, she was widely considered the Best-Dressed Woman in the World, appearing on the list kept by American fashion ...