'O God, our help in ages past, sang Paul.
'Where's Prendergast to‑day?
'What, ain't you 'eard? 'e's been done in.
'And our eternal home.
'Old Prendy went to see a chap
What said he'd seen a ghost;
Well, he was dippy, and he'd got
A mallet and a saw.
'Who let the madman have the things?
'The Governor; who d'you think?