To the gents of the pantry ’twas Yellow-plush spoke,

“This gentleman’s-gentleman’s life is no joke;

And so, fellow-servants, I votes as how we

Go ahead with the maidens of bonnie Dundee.

For, be it a maid, or be it a man,

Our rule is, Do nothing and get all you can.

To compass that object no method I see

Like that of the maidens of bonnie Dundee.

“’Tis true that their meeting all ended in smoke,

What can you expect, though, from weak women-folk?