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For they think they see a teacher, Who will stop all of their fun; But they're sharper than you think for, If these boys they can outrun; And when it now draws near the midnight, And the moon shines far above, Comes again one of these boys With another note of love. They all pass the week in trouble Thinking what will be their fate, For all the fun is past and gone now, And they sad and silent wait; Yet the storm soon all blows over, Fears subside with the alarm, But the string then did its duty, Tho', perhaps, it did cause harm. But in silencenow it slumbers On the wardrobe far above, Waiting for the day to come soon To send messages of love; Perhaps 'tis true it once caused trouble, But then 'twas the very thing, And they all derived much joy Through the kindness of the string. fI physical Impossibility. In Knabeuschul it is the rule, Despite the student's frown, With adjective and article To declinethe German noun. But There are two certain groups of words Ein Deutscher can't decline; The one 'tis clear ist "Bin Glas Bier," Das andere," Bin Olas "Vein." 158