The maiden so fair and the farmer so brown.
They talked of things great, and they talked of things small,
Which none could condemn,
And which may have pleased them,
But which did not interest the lawyer at all;
And Bessie seemed giving but little concern
To the feelings of him she had shut in the churn.
"AND BESS SAID, 'KEEP STILL, FOR THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM,'
AND SHUT DOWN THE COVER, AND LEFT HIM IN GLOOM."