Dj-a-y! dj-a-y! dj-a-y!”

Then spoke that brave bird, the yellow-breast Chat:

“Cop! Cop! Shut-him-in-prison-and-send-for-the-cat.”

And King bird commanded with spirit irate,

“Away with you, Blue Jay—or I’ll pounce on your pate.”

And the Jay slipped away,

With a sure word of peace,

For such glad release:

“Ge-rul-lup!

Jig’s-all-up!”