An’ cut a switch that, honest true, it almost

made me ’fraid.

I didn’t trim it very dus’—by snummy, I felt

wicked,

I left the knobs all stickin’ out—an’ some of ’em

was pick-ed.

I passed ’er in. The teacher she ker-wished it

through the air,

An’ Hi he shivered; ’twas enough to fairly

curl his hair.