Matin Bells and Scarlet and Gold By "F. Harald Williams"[i.e. F. W. O. Ward]. First Edition |
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THE BULLY (BOB). |
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THE BULLY (BOB).
Bully Bob
Likes a job
For his biceps and muscle,
He makes light
Of the bloodiest tumble and tussle,
And can fight;
Heavy-jowled and high-cheekboned and bearded and black,
Never washed, never sober, he treads but one track
And allows but one cheer
In the pothouse and beer;
He thinks, in for a penny is in for a pound;
If the reason is false, that alone is his ground.
Likes a job
For his biceps and muscle,
He makes light
Of the bloodiest tumble and tussle,
And can fight;
Heavy-jowled and high-cheekboned and bearded and black,
Never washed, never sober, he treads but one track
And allows but one cheer
In the pothouse and beer;
He thinks, in for a penny is in for a pound;
If the reason is false, that alone is his ground.
Bully Bob
Hates a snob,
And he straight gives him pepper
Left and right,
For he loathes a mere humbug high-stepper—
He can fight;
With square shoulders, deep chest and his ponderous arms
And a truculent look, he distinctly alarms
Any casual friend
Who opposes his end;
He says, hammer and tongs are far better than play;
That's a funny opinion, but then it's his way.
Hates a snob,
And he straight gives him pepper
Left and right,
For he loathes a mere humbug high-stepper—
He can fight;
With square shoulders, deep chest and his ponderous arms
And a truculent look, he distinctly alarms
Any casual friend
Who opposes his end;
He says, hammer and tongs are far better than play;
That's a funny opinion, but then it's his way.
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Bully Bob
Does not rob
With the usual sneaking,
He has might
And knows nothing is lost by plain speaking,
And can fight;
So he does not go sidling with serpentine stealth,
But demands and quite boldly to drink your good health;
And he will not abuse
One who likes to refuse
A frank offer, nor act as a commoner clown;
He will take what he wants, having first knocked you down.
Does not rob
With the usual sneaking,
He has might
And knows nothing is lost by plain speaking,
And can fight;
So he does not go sidling with serpentine stealth,
But demands and quite boldly to drink your good health;
And he will not abuse
One who likes to refuse
A frank offer, nor act as a commoner clown;
He will take what he wants, having first knocked you down.
Bully Bob
Loves a mob,
For displaying his science;
He is right,
As he feels in his hands such reliance
And can fight;
But for cripples he often exhibits the strength
Of his arms, and wrong doers who measure their length
Do not need hitting twice,
As they find once suffice;
He is the champion of cripples, with all his fierce air,
And you may not admire him—but that's your affair.
Loves a mob,
For displaying his science;
He is right,
As he feels in his hands such reliance
And can fight;
But for cripples he often exhibits the strength
Of his arms, and wrong doers who measure their length
Do not need hitting twice,
As they find once suffice;
He is the champion of cripples, with all his fierce air,
And you may not admire him—but that's your affair.
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