His language would shatter a church-steeple down;

He'd a thirst in his throat that nothin' could drown,

An' a fist like a blacksmith's forge.

But, all the same, he'd a Christian soul

If he hadn't the Christian creed,

An' a better heart, by a blame long shot,

Than some pious folks that brag a lot

On savin' their souls, but haven't got

No time fer their brother's need.

An' I reckon the Lord has found a place