He swore he'd "have that 'yster, or bust!"
But, for all his oaths, he was quite nonplussed;
So by way of variation,
He sat him quietly down, for a while,
To cool his anger and settle his bile,
And to give himself up, in his usual style,
To a season of meditation.
Now, the cap'n was quite a wonderful man;
He could do almost anything any man can,
And a good deal more, when he once began