The “Reindeer” and “Dart” could be plainly seen in the moonlight. The house-boat boys, having groped their way around to the front of the boat, responded to the others’ shouts with loud cheers.
“Rah, rah—boom!
Oh, we’re on the way to Albany,
The prettiest town you’ll ever see.
Rah, rah—boom!
And we’re going to have a rush
That won’t do a thing but hush
Poor Ripley. Rah, rah—boom!”
After about two seconds of silence, the Ripleys were heard voicing a refrain that ran as follows:
“And they’ll know there’s been a muss,