For ye are short o' cash,

An' best Havannahs couldna leave

Sae white an' pure an ash.

"This nicht ye stopped a story braid,

An' stopped it wi' a curse—

Last nicht ye told that tale yoursel,

An' capped it wi' a worse!

"Oh! we're no fou! Oh! we're no fou!

But plainly we can ken

Ye're failin', failin', fra' the band