" As long as Louis the Fifteenth reigned
The Dubarry lived in clover,
And when she was guillotined at last
The best of her life was over.

Die Dubarry lebte lustig und flott,
Solange Ludwig regierte,
Der Fünfzehnte nämlich, sie war schon alt,
Als man sie guillotinierte.

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"The fifteenth Louis died in his bed.
With the sixteenth, Fate dealt badly;
He perished with Marie Antoinette
By the guillotine most sadly.

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"The queen displayed a courage high:
With royal pride demeaned her;
But Dubarry shrieked and wept aloud
On the day they guillotined her."

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The Kaiser suddenly came to a halt,
And stared and asked my meaning:
"But explain to me now, for heaven's sake,
What is this guillotining ?"

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"Guillotining is a method new—
Since you force me to instruct you—
That, no matter what your sex or rank,
Will from life to death conduct you.

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"And when this method is employed,
They use a machine invented
By one Guillotin, whose skill in the name
Guillotine is complimented.

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"They strap you tightly to a board,
Then they lower this and shove you
Between two posts—a triangular axe
Is hanging right above you—

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"They pull a cord; the axe comes down
And gaily chops your head off;
Your head rolls merrily into a sack,
And your body is carted dead off."

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