Though my poor wedding shoes be done for

Ah, pah!—my brain is full of wine,

And all my being ripe for love.

Wine, wine, and marriage, and I best-man;

And liquor goes badly under the stars.

Young; rich for a farmer—well, who knows

But I too, myself, may be wedded soon.

(A shriek is heard.)

Who shrieks?

Chorus. Who shrieks?Súmph, súmph, súmph,