An’ we waited for a fortune, or to liquidate an’ bu’st.
“An’ while the drill was chuggin’ at its hard an’ rocky way
We three would hold a meetin’ at a certain time each day,
The ‘resolves’ an’ the ‘whereases’ that the secretary took
Were properly recorded ’twixt the covers of a book.
An’ we passed a resolution by a vote unanimous
Thet if Providence would condescend to sorter favor us,
An’ assist the operations on the ‘Tough and Hungry’ lease,
We would give to Him a quarter of the total flow of grease.
“Next day the drill broke through into a very oily sand