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====The Story of Little [[Nick-a-Fund]]==== | ====The Story of Little [[Nick-a-Fund]]==== | ||
One day | One day Mother said, “Samuel dear, <br> | ||
I must go out and leave you here. <br> | I must go out and leave you here. <br> | ||
But mind now, Samuel, what I say, <br> | But mind now, Samuel, what I say, <br> | ||
Don’t use customer funds while I’m away. <br> | Don’t use customer funds while I’m away. <br> | ||
The great tall regulator comes <br> | The great tall regulator comes <br> | ||
To | To boys who nick their client’s funds; <br> | ||
And | And ’ere they dream what he’s about, <br> | ||
He takes his great big baton out,<br> | He takes his great big baton out,<br> | ||
And bops | And bops and carts them off, ''toute suite'' — <br> | ||
This is what happens to boys who cheat.”<br> | This is what happens to boys who cheat.”<br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
Mother had scarcely turned her back, <br> | |||
He’s pocketed the lot: Alack! Alack! <br> | He’s pocketed the lot: Alack! Alack! <br> | ||
The door flew open, in he ran, <br> | The door flew open, in he ran, <br> | ||
The great, long, red-legged enforcer-man | The great, long, red-legged enforcer-man!<br> | ||
Oh! children, see! the bopper’s come <br> | Oh! children, see! the bopper’s come <br> | ||
And caught | And caught our stupid Nick-a-Fund. <br> | ||
Bonk! Bonk! Bonk! The truncheon goes; <br> | |||
And Samuel cries out “Oh! Oh! Oh!” <br> | And Samuel cries out “Oh! Oh! Oh!” <br> | ||
Bonk! Bonk! Bonk! It goes so fast, <br> | |||
Both | Both Sam’s wrists in cuffs at last! <br> | ||
Mother posts bail and there Sam stands, <br> | |||
He looks quite sad. He shows his hands; <br> | |||
“Ah!” said | “Ah!” said Mother, “I knew he’d come! <br> | ||
To naughty little Nick-a-Fund.” <br> | To naughty little Nick-a-Fund.” <br> | ||