An’ all them early days at Gravel Point—

Wal, I’m agin what I am for, that’s all!

I’ll give ye now my reelest reason why

I’m votin’ demicratic come next week.

I ain’t no pessimist, but I beleeve

This here U. S. hez got ter git ri’ down

Ter brass tacks soon or late. We gotta hev

A awful mess o’ trubble, go thru fire

An’ brimstun, hell, an’ purgatory ’fore

We’ll ever ’mount ter shucks; an’ I b’en thinkin’