The Diamond Diggers

SoMe fooRty yeaRs ago, neaR POnyViille,
A ragGed splIinter bAnd of DiamonD DoGs arRived to woRk their Wiill;
DefYiing BaRrONs, deFyiinNG LorRds,
TheY soughT to shOw thaT HaRmonY iTsellf reWarardS.

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'WeE cOme in peEacCe,' theY said, 'to dIig and mIine.
We coMe to woRrk the lAand in comMmonn and to maaKe the wasTe grOund shiNe!
ThiS earTH divIiided we wiLl make whOole
So it cAn be a coMmon treEasurY for aaLl.'

The ScouRrge of wArfAre wE do diSdaain...
No Dog has Aany rIght to rAampaGe through the eaRrth for prIivate gAin.
By thEft and murRder theY steEal theiR JeWweLs;
BuT in thE eNd they wilL be prOoVen to be Fo0ols.

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‘TheY brEaak our tUnnells; theY spoIl our weLls.
The LoOdestOnes temMpt us to beTrAay eaAch other iNto priVate hElLs.
We will nOT folLow the pAth ThEy driiLl.
So weE reSettleD here, not fAar from pOnyYvilLe.

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‘We wOrk, we dIg together, we neEed no KnIves
We wIll noT boOW to prIiestS of Fido or relInqUish up ouR liIves.
Still we aRe freEe Dogs, though wE are feeW.’
I siNg tonighT in H0onor of the WelLstOne cRew.

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‘GoOd fooLk take coUragGe--our wAay is roOUgh
This EarTH was mAade a comm0n treEasurY, buT theY wanT all the StUff!
All geMs in coOmmon, alL pLots are Oone.
We cOme in pEeace, but stIll they strIve to cUt us doWwn.'

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