Or else the victory will not be ours;
We have to entertain and fight four powers.”
She named a council with her to advise;
They placed the poorer spellers in the plays;
The small ones gave “a piece” to memorize;
And got the non-combatants of those days
To play guitars and violins, and sing.
This truly proved to be the very thing.
We spelled down every Friday afternoon;
And the last week we did that ev’ry day;