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SONGS OF THE ROAD
Till a workin' man he shouted out, a-jumpin' to his feet,
'Give us a lead, your reverence, and heave 'em in the street.'
Then Bendy said, 'Good Lord, since first I left my sinful ways,
Thou knowest that to Thee alone I've given up my days,
But now, dear Lord'—and here he laid his Bible on the shelf—
'I'll take, with your permission, just five minutes for myself.'
He vaulted from the pulpit like a tiger from a den,
They say it was a lovely sight to see him floor his men;
