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The Pekingese National Anthem

                   The Pekingese 

                  Disdain to Please

                    On any set design,                   But make a thrall                     Of one and all                   By simple Right Divine.

                    The Pekingese                   Our houses seize                      And make them till they suit,                   For every one's                       Napoleon                   and Wellington to boot.

                      The Pekingese                   Demosthenes                      Requires no voice to plead,                   Those shining eyes,                       So soft so wise,                    Get everything they need.

                      The Pekingese                    Abstain from fleas                       And doggy things like that,                    But hate it when                         Unthinking men                    Compare them to the cat.

                      The Pekingese                    From autumn trees                       Their colour scheme obtain;                    And all their lives.                        Their frugal wives                    From any change refrain

                       The Pekingese                    Have feathered knees,                   And plumes where tails should be,                    And as they race                       About the place                    They ripple like the sea.

                      The Pekingese                    Although such Wees,                       Are destitute of fear;                    Both fleet and strong                       They bound along,                    As bouyant as the deer.

                      The Pekingese                    Say 'bread and cheese'                       Will do for such as you;                    As us a fare                       More choice and rare,                    And jolly punctual too."

                      The Pekingese                    Adore their ease                       And Slumber like the dead;                    In comfort curled                       They view the world                    As one unending bed.

                       The Pekingese

                   On China's seas

                       Embarked to win the West;

                   A piece of Ming

                      's a lovely thing,

                   But Oh, the dogs are best.

- via (E.V.Lucas)