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Straight Pool


Some shooters quiver on the Eight
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  Or shiver at the Nine,
Knowing these are roll'd by Fate
  To make them cheer or whine.

The Four's the ball that I adore:
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  She stills my swaying sight,
Stiffens me, tight to the core,
  Bids "aim true" and "stroke right".

O! the Four I do adore,
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  And briefly I'll state why:
    Its purple shade the barmaid wore
When first she charm'd my eye.







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