How dat leetle drop o' rain is mak' heem swear!

De ole man 's gettin' on!"

 Smart folk lak dat, of course, mebbe never hear de news Of de tam he 's comin' sick Guillaume Laroche, Who 's tak' heem home to die w'en de rapide's runnin' high, An' carry heem on hees shoulder t'roo de bush? Oh! no, it was n't me, only wan of dem young man Hardly got de baby moustache on de mout', Dat's de reason w'y I say to mese'f mos' ev'ry day, "Purty hard dere 's not'ing else dan talk about 'De ole man 's gettin' on.'" 

Of de tam he 's comin' sick Guillaume Laroche,

An' carry heem on hees shoulder t'roo de bush?

Hardly got de baby moustache on de mout',

"Purty hard dere 's not'ing else dan talk about

'De ole man 's gettin' on.'"

 W'at 's mak' me feelin' mad is becos dey don't spik out, Non! dey 'll sneak aroun' for watch me as I go, An' if I mebbe spill leetle water on de hill, W'en I 'm comin' from de well down dere below, No use for tellin' me—I know too moche mese'f, Dat 's de tam I 'm very sure dey alway say, "See heem now, how slow he go—don't I offen tole you so? We 're sorry, but Maxime is have hees day, De ole man's gettin' on." 

Non! dey 'll sneak aroun' for watch me as I go,

W'en I 'm comin' from de well down dere below,

Dat 's de tam I 'm very sure dey alway say,

We 're sorry, but Maxime is have hees day,

De ole man's gettin' on."

 It's foolish t'ing to do, for dere 's alway hang aroun' Some crazy feller almos' ev'ry day— So I might a' stay at home 'stead o' tryin' feex de boom, Dough I 'm sure de win' is blow de oder way; For I never hear dem shout w'en dey let de water out, An' de log dey come a-bangin' down de chute, But leetle Joe Leblanc ketch me on de pant, hooraw! Den spile de job by w'isperin', "I 'm afraid I spik de trut', De ole man 's gettin' on." 

Some crazy feller almos' ev'ry day—

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