OR WALTONIAN CHRONICLB. 157 



TACKLE. 



SONG. BAMBOO AND HICKERY, 



Or the Quarrel between the JFly Rod and Trolling Rod. 



(TUNE) " Mr. December." 



1. 



There was one day a Trolling Rod so puffd with pride, 

 That he look'd all about to find some one to sneer at, 

 Then fix'd on a Fly Rod which hung by his side, 



And loudly began thus to jeer at 

 Mr. Hickery, please to keep further from me, 



You're so dirty, so mean, and so ugly ; 

 From such vulgar company I would be free, 

 And enjoy myself here so cosy and snugly. 

 When this happen' d and where, 



I don't exactly pretend to remember ; 

 But to make out a Chorus, suppose we declare 

 That it happened soon after December. 



2. 



You were hanging one day at a pawnbroker's door, 

 When my master, kind man, purely out of compassion, 



