We started down to the river

But fate is very—is very—is very——

“Harsh!” Westy shouted.

“Correct,” I said.

We started down to the river,

But fate is very harsh.

We started out for the, what-d’you call it, promised land,

And got stuck in the middle of the marsh.

But, gee whiz, they didn’t feel like singing, I could see that. Pee-wee shouted, because that kid would be happy in the bottom of a well, but the rest of them just kept still and looked grouchy.

“It’s raining, too,” one of them said.