Didn’t get no money from his dad
The washing took in by his wife
Earned all the funds he ever had.
‘O, no,’ said Joe,
‘Hain’t hed no show;’
An’ then he’d look up at the clock,
An’ talk, an’ talk, an’ talk, an’ talk.
“‘I’ve waited twenty year—let’s see——
Yes, twenty-four, an’ never struck,
Altho’ I’ve sot roun’ patiently,