Wuz allus gettin' inter scraps
On politicks at skule;
It wa'n't no use to send 'im,
He broke ever' gol-durned rule.
But Jim wuz sort o' studious;
He keered a heap fer books.
Lazy? I guess! On summer days
He'd find the shady nooks
And lay and read, while me and Bill
Got out and dun the work,