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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

7800 Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) Twain 1835-1910 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:7800
AUTHOR:Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) Twain (1835–1910)
QUOTATION:Conductor, when you receive a fare,
Punch in the presence of the passenjare:
A blue trip slip for an eight-cent fare,
A buff trip slip for a six-cent fare,
A pink trip slip for a three-cent fare,
Punch in the presence of the passenjare!


          Chorus:
Punch, brothers, punch with care!
Punch in the presence of the passenjare.
ATTRIBUTION:Punch, Brothers, punch.
WORKS:Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) Twain Collection.