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Nebuchadnezzar the King of the Jews / Suffered from new and original views, / He crawled on his hands and knees, it's said, / With grass in his mouth and a crown on his head. / With a wowtyiddly, etc.
Those in traditional paths that trod / Thought the thing was a curse from God, / But a Pioneer men always abuse / Like Nebuchadnezzar the King of the Jews.
Black Lord Foulon the Frenchman slew / Thought it a Futurist thing to do. / He offered them grass instead of bread. / So they stuffed him with grass when they cut off his head. / With a wowtyiddly, etc.
For the pride of his soul he perished then -- / But of course it is always of Pride that men, / A Man in Advance of his Age accuse, / Like Nebuchadnezzar the King of the Jews.
Simeon Scudder of Styx, in Maine, / Thought of the thing and was at it again. / He gave good grass and water in pails / To a thousand Irishmen hammering rails. / With a wowtyiddly, etc.
Appetites differ; and tied to a stake / He was tarred and feathered for Conscience' Sake. / But stoning the prophets is ancient news, / Like Nebuchadnezzar the King of the Jews.