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Vaudeville
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vos geven iz geven, s'iz mer nishto shoyn avek yene tsayt, yene sho! vi shnel farflit der yunger glik, oy, men ken dos nit nemen mer tsurik. vayl vos geven iz geven, s'iz mer nishto. di yorn flien avek, di hor vert groy. m'neyt zikh, men kleydt zikh, men makht zikh sheyn. men nart op nit keynem, nor zikh aleyn. vayl vos geven iz geven, un mer nishto!
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Notes
I edited the text for Yivo transcription and grammar. Refoyl Finkel 8/2002.
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