You'll never see

A pig-tailed head in Old Japan.

"You'd take away

The ruby, hey?

I never heard of such a plan!

Upon my word

It's quite absurd

There's not a gem in Old Japan!

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"Oh, dear me, no!

You'd better go

Straight home again, my little man:

Ah, well, you'll see

But don't blame me;

I don't believe in Old Japan."

Then, before we could obey,

O'er our startled heads he cast,

Spider-like, a webby grey

Net that held us prisoned fast;

How we screamed, he only grinned,

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