Folks out o’ books,
Niggers in turbans, mandarins an’ Moors,
And ’eathen gods by scores;
“An’ women in all kinds o’ fancy dresses—
Queens an’ princesses,
Witches on broomsticks too, an’ spankin’ girls
With streamin’ curls,
An’ dragons an’ sea serpents—Lord knows what
I’ve seen an’ what I’ve not!
“An’ some’s in breakers’ yards now, thick with grime