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Hawkins wasn't in the swim at all in Dingo Flat, / And to bait him was our chiefest form of bliss; / But, in justice, be it said that he had a business head. / (That's why I'm standing here and telling this.)
He was trav'ling for a company, insuring people's lives; / And stayed about a month in Dingo Flat; / But his biz was rather dull, and we took him for a gull, / An amazing simple-minded one at that.