If I must be a clerk to be perched on a stool
(Said I to myself, said I),
I’ll not give up “mashing,” I’m not such a fool
(Said I to myself, said I).
So now where’s that berth advertised in the News?
I’m sure with my figure they cannot refuse——
Hallo! what is this—“No mashers!” the deuce!
(Said I to myself, said I).
Funny Folks. May, 1884.
A political imitation of this song appeared in England for July 4, 1885, but it had little interest, and is now out of date.