Yee Bow + 

They got me into the Sunday school + 

In Spoon River + 

And tried to get me to drop Confucius for Jesus. + 

I could have been no worse off + 

If I had tried to get them to drop Jesus for Confucius. + 

For, without any warning, as if it were a prank, + 

And sneaking up behind me, Harry Wiley, + 

The minister’s son, caved my ribs into my lungs, + 

With a blow of his fist. + 

Now I shall never sleep with my ancestors in Pekin, + 

And no children shall worship at my grave. + 