’F a “cat” ’s to home yew tech ’im gentle,
An’ sort o’ stroke his flank;
Then suddint like yew grab his collar,
An’ sling ’im out’ the bank!
Yew’ve mebbe never saw this “river”?
Thar is, p’r’aps, likelier streams;
But when ye git ri’ daown to ’t, stranger,
It right smart hants yer dreams.