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[Verse 1]
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There were two brothers John and James
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And when the town went up in flames
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To save the house of James dashed John
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Then turned, and lo! His own was gone


[Verse 2]
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And when the great World War began
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To volunteer John promptly ran:
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And while he learned live bombs to lob
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James stayed at home and sneaked his job


[Verse 3]
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John came home with a missing limb;
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That didn't seem to worry him;
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But oh, it set his brain awhirl
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To find that James had sneaked his girl!


[Verse 4]
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Time passed. John tried his grief to drown;
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To-day James owns one half the town;
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His army contracts riches yield;
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And John? Well, search the Potter's Field