"'I'm thar,' says Tuscaloosa Sam,

And chucked his hat away;

'I'm thar,' says he, and buttoned up

As far as buttons may.

"He thundered on the stranger's mug,

The stranger pounded he;

And oh! the way them critters fit

Was beautiful to see.

"They clinched like two rampageous bears,

And then went down a bit;