Ghost dog

Tis said he used to walk through the street of Canterbury of a night alongside a man with a queer tripod,
Tis said he could smell a cat from 40 paces,
Tis said he could run faster'n a speeding bullet cat, (but he never saw the cat) (what cat?)
Tis said he could eat his dinner mighty quick,
Tis said he used to fart a lot, especially if he ate beans
Tis said he used to like beans
Tis said his father was a horse and his mother was a champion.
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