So it’s:
Into your boots and down the pole!
Release the brakes and let’er roll!
That fire is down by Casey’s block

And will take a heavy toll!

So it’s:
Get that hydrant! Pull away!
Clear that hose and make it lay!
The flames are shooting through the floor
We’ll make the front stairway!

So it’s:
On your belly! Get down low!
Hug that nozzle! Sweep it so

The water hits the ceiling
And wets the floor below!

So it’s:
Get up closer! There’s your fire!
Take your licking and don’t aspire
To nice warm bunks and quiet sleep;
Tonight you’re going to earn your hire!

So it’s:
Pick up boys, we’re going back!
Clean those engines, they’re all black!
Change that hose! Watch those butts!
Every length up on the rack!

So it’s:
Back to bed and sweet repose;
I hate the sight of fire hose!
And who can sleep in this dam dump
When Healy’s snoring through his nose?

J. C. SHANAHAN,
Pumper Engineer, Bridgeport, Conn.