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ell the story of his ride.
Old Pardonthe Son of Reprieve
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You never heard tell of the story?
WellnowI can hardly believe [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!
Never heard of the honour and glory
Of Pardonthe son of Reprieve?
But maybe you're only a Johnnie
And don't know a horse from a hoe?
Wellwelldon't get angrymy sonny
Butreallya young un should know.
They bred him out back on the `Never'
His mother was Mameluke breed.
To the front -- and then stay there -- was ever
The root of the Mameluke creed.
He seemed to inherit their wiry
Strong frames -- and their pluck to receive --
As hard as a flint and as fiery
Was Pardonthe son of Reprieve.
We ran him at many a meeting
At crossing and gully and town
And nothing could give him a beating --
At least when our money was down.
For weight wouldn't stop himnor distance
Nor oddsthough the others were fast
He'd race with a dogged persistence
And wear them all down at the last.
At the Turon the Yattendon filly
Led by lengths at the mile-and-a-half
And we all began to look silly
While HER crowd were starting to laugh;
But the old horse came faster and faster
His pluck told its taleand his strength
He gained on hercaught herand passed heyilai:
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