“ To wrap his Billy bunting in.
[74]
TO CONGRESS
Men of words and not of deeds
Are not just what this Congress needs;
Although ’t has been a most popular place
To talk one’s self black in the face. ”

“ T Is for Taft, or Tariff so high
“Which must be revised” (in the sweet bye and bye) .
[27]
U Is for Underwood, of stately mien. Oh!
His tariff speeches give a pain to Sereno.
[28]
V Is from Vreeland. Standpatter? You bet!
On tariff and bobtails he’s standing still yet.
[29]
W Is for Wickersham, Wiley and Wilson,
An adulteration Taft can’t keep still, son.
[30]
“X” Is for those who from public life sever;
They come and go, We go on forever.
[31]
Y Is for “Yes,” the blushing maid’s answer;
Candidates always say “Yes” if they can, sir.
[32]
Z Is for Zoo, a part of the show ”

“ But now it is not so,
For the tariff fed his little pet
Until it had to grow.
[65]
To Congress it was brought one day;
They tried to put it out,
But they found the lamb was now a ram,
Which had grown very stout.
[66]
The President was a little man ”

“ My fiddle and I have had.”
[37]
There was a busy man who lived on a hill,
He lives there yet, but not always still.
On Tennessee Iron he says he was “wise,”
And he’s the ONE man who never tells lies. ”

“ And she said, “I declare,
It will have to stay bare,”
So the poor little children got none.
[47]
Little Simon met a Sly Man
Going to Alaska;
Says Little Simon to the Sly Man,
“What is there, I ask you?” [48]
Says the Sly Man to Little Simon,
“There’s copper there in plenty.”
Says Little Simon to the Sly Man,
“Of coppers I have many.”
Little Simon had six brothers
Who saw what there was in it;
They sent the Sly Man to Alaska—
Little Simon to the Senate.
Little G. P.
Went to sea,
In an open boat;
The little boat bended—
My story’s ended.
[49]
There was a fat man from St. ”