Old Dan, he stands by the house, he does,
And the coal rattles out behind.
Old Dan stands still by the house, he does,
He stands and the slippery coal, so it does
Goes rattlety klang!
Zippy kabang!
As it slides from the wagon behind!
Old Dan, he then leaves the house, so he does,
A-pulling the wagon behind.
Old Dan he goes trotting along, so he does,
He trots with the wagon all empty, he does.
The wagon it clatters,
The mud it all spatters
Old Dan with the wagon behind.
Old Dan, comes home to his stable, he does,
Home to his stable stall.
He finds the hay in the stable, he does,
He eats the hay from the manger, he does,
He pulls the hay,
He chews the hay,
Then he sleeps in his stable stall.
THE SUBWAY CAR
The relationship which this story aims to clarify is the social significance of the subway car—its construction and the need it answers to. Children have enjoyed the verse better, I think, than any other in the book.