And I says, says I, “Conductor, now tell us what it means,
Just inform us where we be?”
“Wall, now, gentlemen,” said he,
“I reckon we air comin’ to the spot called New Or-leéns!”
So we rushed all in a row,
When we got to the depôt,
To the baggage-crate, a-wonderin’ at these transformation scenes;
And we found out unexpected
That the box had been directed
Not unto Ellanoy, but to a man in New Or-leéns!