Ben King's Verse/Hank Spink
Hank Spink, he said--er Bob did, his brother--
'At he hit a man once for somepin or other,
An' after he hit 'im--I got this from Bob--
He simply went right out an' give up his job;
Not Hank er Bob,
But the feller 'at got hit
Give up his job.
See?
He said 'at the wind, er the force of his blow,
Er somepin like that, somehow--I don't know
Just now what it was--I got it from Bob,
'At he got a good swat; not Hank er Bob,
By a long shot,
But the feller 'at got hit
Got a good swat.
See?
He said he'd be blamed, 'at he didn't know
How he came to strike such an all-fired blow,
'Cept he guarded his right an' threw the hull heft
Of his weight an' his science, an' hit with his left;
That lost 'im his job; not Hank er Bob,
But the feller 'at got hit,
Lost him his job.
See?