| And now pell-mell away they run; But down the chimney place The boys climb ere the ogress Can clean her sooty face; And when they're safely home again They keep the master's rule, And never, never play again At truant from the school. |
Transcriber's Note:
The word 'nightcap' is spelled with and without a hyphen in the text. Both spellings appear to have been in common use and have not been altered.