And cider with a dash of gin,

Foams in the social can;

When the goodman wets his whistle,

And the goodwife scolds the child,

And the girls exclaim convulsively,

“Have done, or I’ll be riled!”

When the loafer sitting next them

Attempts a sly caress,

And whispers, “Oh! you ’possum,

You’ve fixed my heart I guess!”