At the Denver House, a hastily erected log structure roofed and partitioned with canvas, described by Horace Greeley in 1859 as "T...he Astor House of the Gold Fields," orchestra leader Jones and his spirited men were interrupted by sporadic but not unforeseen bursts of gunfire that sent them diving for shelter behind a low iron-plated enclosure. Before the smoke had fairly cleared away, they were up again desperately playing and singing: Ha, boys, ho! Ain't you glad you're out of the wilderness, Ain't you glad you're out of the wilderness? Ha, boys, ho!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When the painted birds laugh in the shade, When our table with cherries and nuts is spread:... Come live, and be merry, and join with me To sing the sweet chorus of 'Ha, ha, he!'LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it ... try to fake three laughs in an hour--ha ha ha ha ha--they'll t...ake you away, man. You can't.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Friendship is not so simple. It is hard to get and takes a long time, but when one ha it one cannot get rid of it, one has to face... it.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When you're alone in the middle of the night and you wake in a sweat and a hell of a fright When you're alone in the middle ...of the bed and you wake like someone hit you in the head You've had a cream of a nightmare dream and you've got the hoo-ha's coming to you.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
"Be careful what you do, Or Mumbo-Jumbo, god of the Congo,... And all of the other Gods of the Congo, Mumbo-Jumbo will hoo-doo you,LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Ha, ha, my ship! thou mightiest well be taken now for the sea- chariot of the sun. Ho, ho! all ye nations before my prow, I bring ...the sun to ye! Yoke on the further billows ... I drive the sea!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Therefore, wish for moderation, it will come to you, and even better, duly as you work and labor. "Indeed, but (you say) God could... have just as soon given me seventy-eight thousand as easily as the thirteenth part of one half. Because he is all powerful. A million in Gold is as easy for him as a penny." Ha, ha, has. And who taught you to make speeches on the power and predestination of God, my poor fellows?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »