We’re the ’Liza Jane and who be you?’

He stood by the wheel and he says, ‘How do?

We’re from Bangor, Maine––from where be you?’

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“The ’Liza Jane got a new main truck––

A darn fine thing but wouldn’t stay stuck.

Came a breeze one day from the no’-no’-west

And the gosh-darned thing came down with the rest.

Oh, hi-diddle-di––a breeze from the west––

Who’d ’a’ thunk the truck wouldn’t stuck with the rest?