I've chattered through the heather,

I've doused and soused the Rads with praise,

To keep myself together.

I chatter, chatter, my words flow

As fast as any river;

Tho' some men's language may be slow,

I can talk on for ever.

I wind about, and in and out,

I bolster up each failing;

But though I wheedle, brag, and shout,