The old Buffer's advice

Come Frank, my boy, take my advice, And hear out what I say— If you get so sweet on the girls you meet There'll be the deuce to pay! For what's your paltry 300 a month? Take care! It's a funny thing— But if you pull the ropes, you must Expect the bells to ring!

There was Clara White:—I admit she was A girl you might call 'nice.' Jones thought so—spoon'd—was hook'd! They're poor, Both of them, as church mice. How they will manage, goodness knows! Ah Frank, it's a serious thing— But if you pull the ropes, you must Expect the bells to ring!

And then there's D. P. W. Smith, He married Alice Gray. Ten months have passed. Now Frank, just guess What happened yesterday— Smith's wife presented him with twins! Ah Frank, it's an AWFUL thing— But if you pull the ropes, you must Expect the bells to ring!