I suppose we’d been asleep nigh upon a couple o’ hour,
When Jack ’e woke me barkin’, an’ I see ’is tew eyes glower,
Then I looked an’ missed our kiddy from ’er bed on the floor,
But I spied ’er little bed things layin’ close again the door.
I turned ter Poll to wake ’er, when I see a awful glare
Cornin’ in the bedroom winder, an’ the ’eat was ’ard to bear,
The ’ouse was all ablaze, an’ we’d dropped out ter the ground
’Bout ten minits, when it fell in scatt’rin fire all around.
Jumpin’ out Jack broke ’is leg bad, and our kiddy’s life he’d saved;
’E ’ad took ’er out in safety, an’ ’ere on me ’earts engraved,