For the very minute I got out of school, Tommy Shafter began to plague and bother,
And wanted me to ride on the gate with him that goes in to his grandfather Chowser's;
So I did; but there's spikes on the top of that gate; and, confound it, I went to work and tore my trowsers!
Just then along came Miss Kitty Snow, and didn't I look dashing,
And that hateful Tommy Shafter bawled out "How are you, trowsers?" and jumped down and walked off with her; but just see if I don't give him a thrashing!
To pay him off for what he did and more too; for, when I came home weeping and wailing,
Pa boxed my ears, and said I was such a bad boy I shouldn't go with him now out sailing;
So I had the pleasure of seeing the rockaway drive up to the door,
And pa and ma getting in, and sister Tilly, and brother Sam, and ever so many more,