Once a great wager did lay
That he’d never use Jinny the Carrier,
But—he gave her an order straightway!”
“No, he won’t.”
“Don’t interrupt. You’ve already given it.
But still he’d sing fol de rol iddle ol——”
“What order have I given you?”
“To carry your box, of course—
Still he’d sing fol de-rol lay——”
“But that was before I had the ghost of an idea——”