Aw’d rayther face a redwut brick,
Sent flyin at mi heead;
Aw’d rayther track a madman’s steps,
Whearivver they may leead;
Aw’d rayther ventur in a den,
An stail a lion’s cub;
Aw’d rayther risk the foamin wave
In an old leaky tub.
Aw’d rayther stand i’th’ midst o’th’ fray,
Whear bullets thickest shower;
Nor trust a mean, black hearted man,
At’s th’ luck to be i’ power.
A redwut brick may miss its mark,
A madman change his whim;
A lion may forgive a theft;
A leaky tub may swim.
Bullets may pass yo harmless by,
An leeav all safe at last;
A thaasand thunders shake the sky,
An spare yo when they’ve past.
Yo may o’ercome mooast fell disease;
Mak poverty yo’re friend;
But wi’ a mean, blackhearted man,
Noa mortal can contend.
Ther’s malice in his kindest smile,
His proffered hand’s a snare;
He’s plannin deepest villany,
When seemingly mooast fair.
He leads yo on wi’ oily tongue,
Swears he’s yo’re fastest friend;
He get’s yo once within his coils,
An crushes yo i’th’ end.
Old Nick, we’re tell’d, gooas prowlin aght,
An seeks whom to devour;
But he’s a saint, compared to some,
‘At’s th’ luk to be i’ power.
(John Hartley)
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