Robert of Lincoln [bestirs him well],

Gathering seeds for the hungry brood.

“Bob-o’-link, bob-o’-link,

Spink, spank, spink;

This new life is likely to be

Hard for a gay young fellow like me.

Chee, chee, chee!”

Robert of Lincoln at length is made

Sober with work, and silent with care,

Off his holiday garment laid,