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Bump-i-ty! bump-i-ty! bump-i-ty! bump! As if I was riding my charger.
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Bump-i-ty! bump-i-ty! bump-i-ty! bump! As proud as an Indian rajah.
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I don't tell ev'ryone, but still, I was married some time ago.
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Hey! hey! clear the way! Here comes the galloping major!
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That impulsive young creature ran home to her mother,
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