Oh, Josiah,

It seemed as if I must expiah.

I saw thee coming down the street,

She by your side in bonnet bloo;

The stuns that grated ’neath thy feet,

Seemed crunching on my vitals too.

Oh, Josiah,

It seemed as if I must expiah.

I saw thee washing sheep last night,

On the bridge I stood with marble brow,