Cousin Ben Folsom (may his tribe increase!)

Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,

And saw, within the moonlight of his room,

Making it rich and like a lily bloom,

A fat man writing with a pen of gold:

Exceeding luck had made Ben Folsom bold,

And to the presence in the room he said,

“What writest thou?” The fat man raised his head,

And in a voice made sweet by its accent,

Answered: “The names of those who love the President.”