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And let it be solder'd closely down Strong as strong can be I implore,And put it in a patent coffin, That I may rise no more.
If they carry me off in the patent coffin Their labour will be in vain,Let the Undertaker see it bought of the maker Who lives by St. Martin’s lane.
And bury me in my brother’s church For that will safer be,And I implore lock the church door And pray take care of the key.
And all night long let three stout men The vestry watch within,To each man give a gallon of beer And a keg of Holland's gin;
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