I am a spirit—” “I suppose you are;

But you’ll not hurt me, and I’ll tell you why:

Here is a fact which you cannot deny;—

All spirits must be either good

Or bad—that’s understood—

And be you good or evil, I am sure

That I’m secure.

If a good spirit, I am safe. If evil—

And I don’t know but you may be the devil—

If that’s the case, you’ll recollect, I fancy,