De nice sweet castor ile geev heem ev'ry leetle w'ile,

An' de jail to finish up wit' w'en he's t'roo!

Ah! ma frien', you never see Dominique

W'en he's lyin' dere asleep upon de bed;

If you do, you say to me, "W'at an angel he mus' be,

An' dere can't be not'ing bad upon hees head."

Many t'ank for your advice, an' it may be good for some,

But de reason you was geev it isn't very hard to seek—

Yass! it's easy seein' now, w'en de talk is over, how

You dunno ma leetle boy Dominique.