As ing-an-ing did ring the string,

As ang-an-ang the wires did clang.

The mother there did stan' an' hush

Her child, to hear the jinglèn sound,

The merry maïd, a-scrubbèn round

Her white-steäv'd païl, did stop her brush.

The mis'ess there, vor wold time's seäke,

Had gifts to gi'e, and smiles to show,

An' meäster, too, did stan' an' sheäke

His two broad zides, a-chucklèn low,