Played the mischief generally,
And fired the gun in the area.
They locked them up in the old guard-house,
And bade them be as still as a mouse;
They whooped and yelled and kicked about,
And fired the gun in the area.
They made them at the attention stand,
With rifles held all tight in the hand,
But no one “peached” on any man
Who fired the gun in the area.