One day a little old man and his dog
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Went to the editors of The Divine Word
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Who are you, tell us, if only in secret!
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I am the king: Vladislav Elbow-high.
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Long I have hid in this cavern, he said,
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I’ve had quite enough – some of the picture!
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The plague is worsening day after day.
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I’m going to Poland to set things straight.
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Hearing these words the chief editor sneezed
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And after some reflection asked “How so?
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You want to mend all the flaws in the system?
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One such as you came here ten years ago
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He too was noble. He shot. Missed the mark.
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There was a bloodbath, but then it dried up.
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Oh, what are you saying, moaned Elbow-high;
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With his tears he flooded the tablecloth
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Then I will have to go back to my cave
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And suffer it out, my dear Vladek!
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You wanted Poland: well, now you have her!
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Translated by Walter Whipple

Raz do gazety “Słowo Niebieskie”
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przyszedł maluśki staruszek z pieskiem.
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– Kto pan jest, mów pan, choć pod sekretem!
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– Ja jestem król Władysław Łokietek.
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Zaraza rośnie świątek i piątek.
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Idę na Polskę robić porządek.
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Na to naczelny kichnął redaktor
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i po namyśle powiada: – Jak to?
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Chce pan naprawić błędy systemu?
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Był tu już taki dziesięć lat tego.
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Także szlachetny. Strzelał. Nie wyszło.
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Krew się polała, a potem wyschło.
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– Ach, co pan mówi? – jęknął Łokietek;
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łzami w redakcji zalał serwetę.
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-Znaczy się, muszę wracać do groty,
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czyli że pocierp, mój Władku złoty!
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Skumbrie w tomacie, skumbrie w tomacie!
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Chcieliście Polski, no to ją macie!
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