(No more she wears that fetching jersey);

And all in vain she pity claims:

The dagger ruthlessly he aims,

And through the whale-bone of her corset

Tries unsuccessfully to force it.

At last he feels that he's succeeded,

A little more than p'rhaps was needed.

Ah, that by taking out the knife

He now could bring her back to life!

'Twas his habit, when he got into a pet,