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I was attorney for the "Q"
And the Indemnity Company which insured / The owners of the mine.
I pulled the wires with judge and jury, / And the upper courts, to beat the claims / Of the crippled, the widow and orphan, / And made a fortune thereat.
The bar association sang my praises / In a high-flown resolution.
And the floral tributes were many --
But the rats devoured my heart / And a snake made a nest in my skull!