The Press: Spanish Song

Did you ever have breakfast at Ronda

At the Fonda

De Cadiz?

Did you ever have coffee more creamy,

Hot and steamy,

Than that is?

You're a practised and persistent

eater—Did you ever have ham that was

sweeter,

Or bread that was whiter, Or rolls that were lighter, Than those that they serve you at Ronda

At the Fonda De Cadiz? . . .

Did you ever have steak that was juicier.

In Andalusia,

Than that is? . . .

And cutlets of mutton

That even a Hutton

Could never beg, borrow or buy,

No matter how hard he might try.

There's no mutton or veal

In Leon or Castile,

Like they serve in the city of Ronda. .

Did you ever...

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