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She's a camptown tune at a barbecue,an old fashioned curt'sy And a how dee ya' do,a tintype from somebody's locket The wind and the stars and the earth But in practical terms of the pocket, Here's how I measure her worth A penny for the moon, a nickel for a dream,a quarter for a tune like the " Old Mill Stream" But I'd give a dollar and my heart to foller to The Brown- Skin Gal In The Calico Gown.A puzzler for a pal A jack-knife for a song, a garter for a galin a blue sarong: But I'd give a necklace because I'm recklessfor a kiss from the miss in the Calico Gown. Haven t much use for worldly goods Robin Hood's for me; if my love's worth a nickel, It's worth a Peso mine for the giving;hers for the "say so"A penny for a cart to take her out to dine;a scissor cuts a heart on a valentine;then a sky-blue bonnet with pink ribbons on itfor The Brown- Skin Gal In The Calico Gown.A penny for the moon, a nickel for a dream,a quarter for a tune like the " Old Mill Stream" But I'd give a dollar and my heart to foller to The Brown- Skin Gal In The Calico Gown.A puzzler for a pal A jack-knife for a song, a garter for a galin a blue sarong: But I'd give a necklace because I'm recklessfor a kiss from the miss in the Calico Gown. Haven t much use for worldly goods Robin Hood's for me; if my love's worth a nickel, It's worth a Peso mine for the giving;hers for the "say so"A penny for a cart to take her out to dine;a scissor cuts a heart on a valentine;then a sky-blue bonnet with pink ribbons on itfor The Brown- Skin Gal In The Calico Gown.
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