An' dey's lots of folks to copy what I tell 'em fu' de pay;

Oh, my; oh, my.

But dey's t'ings dat I's a-t'inkin' dat is only fu' huh ears,

An' I couldn't lu'n to write 'em ef I took a dozen years;

So to go down daih an' tell huh is de only way, it 'pears;

Oh, my; oh, my.

AFTER MANY DAYS

I've always been a faithful man

An' tried to live for duty,

But the stringent mode of life