On his head a spick-and-span tile,

Round his waist a vest of scarlet;

In his mouth a sprig of shamrock,

In his breast a dashing brooch-pin,

Gold mosaic, set with sham stones;

With his bludgeon, Millemlikefun,

With his ankle-boots so jemmy.

Warning said old fuddled Norah,

"Go not forth, son Drop o' Wather,

To the quarter of the West-End,