For they were early, like the sun, and steady:
And when the Steam-boat came beside the quay,
Andrew, his luggage, and his wife, were ready.
The hour had now arrived, and all was life:
The waiter said the packet was afloat;
The bills were paid, and Andrew and his wife
Now left the Ship, and hastened to the boat.
They'd no idea of such a crowd i'fecks!
When they embarked, for no one had yet told'em;
There were three hundred people on the decks,