The Anglo-American's Creed.

The Anglo-American's Creed.
I du believe in Freedom's cause,

Ez fur away ez Turkey is,

I love to see them base Bashaws

An' Bazouks made to mind their biz'

'Twas wal enough when 'gin the king

Riz up our valiant daddies,

But libbaty's a kind o' thing

That don t agree with Paddies.

I don't believe in clamorous mobs,

An' Communistic rantin';

I du believe in rings an' jobs,

An' most in learned cantin'

This lays oneasy thoughts to rest

While landlords rise an' bless me,

Patricians hail me as their guest,

An' duchesses caress me.

How; sweet it is to chaw the toads

That grow on English platters!

There air in life some episodes

Ex every error scatters;

Through clouds of prejudice I'd seen.

Our glorious English cousin,

Till just presented to the Queen,

An' princes by the dozen.

And now I b'lieve that land reform

Means chaos and destruction;

I don't believe in change an' storm:

And kickin' up a ruction;

I don't believe in any brand

O' blarsted agitator,

I think the nobles got the land

Straight from the land's Creator.

Fanny Parnell