Old Florsheim, he nervously stroked his beard;
And Kunz von Stromberg spoke never a word;
And even the giant Chaplain stared
At the monster boot, as though he were scared.
Then Boos von Waldeck did loudly call,—
“Here, hand me that thimble!” and “Health to all!”
And then, in one breath, to the very last drain,
He drank, and fell back on his seat again,
And said, “O, Sir Rheingraf, it were my mind,
Had the fellow his other boot left behind,