She was a beauty in the days
When Madison was President;
And quite coquettish in her ways-
On cardiac conquests much intent.
Grandpapa, on his right knee bent,
Wooed her in stiff, old-fashioned phrase-.
She was a beauty in the days
When Madison was President.
And when your roses where hers went
Shall go, my Lili, who date from Hayes,
I hope you’ll wear her sweet content
Of whom tradition lightly says:
She was a beauty in the days
When Madison was President.
(Henry Cuyler Bunner)
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