Seems as though ’tain’t etiket

Dowsin’ her in water till

She’s connected with a chill.

Seems as though ’twas skursely right

Givin’ her a dreadful fright,

Tyin’ rags around her tail,

Poundin’ on an old tin pail,

Chasin’ her around the yard.

—Seems as though ’twas kind of hard

Bein’ kicked and slammed and shooed