Paddling under Palmettos — page 264: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Paddling Under Palmettos. 255 at Grindstone Island or Lake George, and who may wish to have the words, we give them room: ROLL A MAN DOWN. As I was going down Tennyson Street, Now, away, oh! roll a man down! As I was going down Tennyson Street, Oh! give us some time to roll a man down, A pretty young girl I chanced to meet, Now, away, oh! roll a man down! A pretty young girl I chanced to meet, Now, give us some time to roll a man down. Said she to me, “Oh, where d’ye come from?” Now, away, oh! roll a man down! Said she to me, “Oh, where d’ye come from?” Now, give us some time to roll a man down. A flying fish-catcher from old Hong Kong, Now, away, oh!-roll a man down! A flying fish-catcher from old Hong Kong, Now, give us some time to roll a man down. Said she to me, “Oh, won’t you stand treat?” Now, away, oh! roll a man down! Said she to me, “Oh, won’t you stand treat?” Now, give us some time to roll a man down. Said I, “Old girl, you’re on the dead-beat,” Now, away, oh! roll a man down! Said I, “Old girl, you’re on the dead-beat,” Now, give us some time to roll a man down. From larboard to starboard away we go, Now, away, oh! roll a man down! From larboard to starboard away we go, Now, give us some time to roll a man down. Belay! Ned followed with a favorite of all, a song as old Gomicboo cS m