He nuver knowed ’is A, B, C’s,

Much less pronunciation;

But when he’d focus on a page,

An’ rage an’ rage an’ rage an’ rage,

Gord sont interpretation.

He’d show de devil’s forkèd tail

Out clair, in his noration;

He’d h’ist dat pitchfork up on high,

An’ cry an’ cry an’ cry an’ cry,

An’ p’int insinuation,