And it were vain to deny
In respect of the same
What the name might imply:
For his nose had a hook that meant mischief,
But the hook was a fool to his eye.
“Heads I win, tails you lose,”
Was the “lie” of his game.
Turks, Afghans, Zulus—
No matter who came—
It was “beggar my neighbour” all round,