A slender, pointed spire,
Glad, exultant,
Because
The choice was mine!
Ay, mine!
As I stood upon a church spire,
A slender, pointed spire.
(Mr. Dooley's version)
"I see by th' pa-apers, Hennessy," said Mr. Dooley, "that they'se a question up for dee-bate."
"What's a dee-bate?" asked Mr. Hennessy.