REH’s Writings

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When You Were a Set-Up and I Was a Ham

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When you were a set-up and I was a ham,In James J. Corbett’s day,And toe to toe and blow to blowWe mixed it in a fray,

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Letter-preserved textWhen You Were a Set-Up and I Was a Ham

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James J. Corbetthistorical heavyweight champion; source also uses Jim Corbett/Gentleman Jim1 textual state