And brought her lozenges and things—alas: 'twas all in vain—
She was predestined to become a Mrs. Billy Crane!
That Mr. Billy came in smart and handsome, I'll aver,
Yet, with all his brains and beauty, he's not good enough for her:
Now, though I'm somewhat homely and in gumption quite a dolt,
The quality of goodness is my best and strongest holt,
And as goodness is the only human thing that doesn't wane,
I wonder she preferred to wed with Mr. Billy Crane.
Yet heaven has blessed her all these years—she's just as blithe and gay
As when the belle of Utica, and she ain't grown old a day!