And, myself, I've had some practice in that missionary work
With the men who did the business, from the buttes to Albuquerq'.
They've sent some stunnin' strategists, so history records,
To show the noble red man how the Nation loves its wards,
And some was politicians, and some was soft of heart,
And some was full of ginger, but couldn't make a start.
But the man who knew his business as the king-bird knows the hawk;
Who started with the rifle and finished with the talk;
Who wouldn't stop for bluffin' when he once got started right,
Was him I'm tellin' you about—you bet he came to fight!