Tumble Dick.

And if the timer heaves a growl and docks you

in his book,

Jus’ blame your own durn lazy luck—don’t

lay it on the cook.

For ev’ry man who’s et my cream-of-tartar bis-

kit knows

The cook of this ’ere camp, by smut, ’s the

earliest bird that crows.

For I’m old enough to spell a-a-a-ble!