Songs of The Ohio State University

Jimmie Kelley

My name is Mister Kelley an' I kape the campus clean,
An iv'ry day I work away in sun or snow or rain,
In summer time I mow the grass an' dredge the scummy lake,
In winter, shovel snow and level roads with my old rake.

Chorus

O Mister Kelley, tra, la, la, la,
Poor Mister Kelley, tra, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
My name is Mr. Kelley an' I'm very proud o' the name,
I am a man of reputation, an' I do deserve my fame;
An' yit tho' I'm an osifer, an' no so very small,
The haythen byes don't riverence me at all, at all, at all.

I keep the Prep from throwin' stones into the bloomin' lakes,
In iv'ry path across the grass, I plant a hundred stakes;
An' enny time the visitor passes by may see,
My pipe, my rake, my wheel barrow, my overalls an' me.

Repeat Chorus

The nasty byes, they sasses me an' tries to make me swaer,
An' when they tear my fences down, I git right up and r'ar;
An' yit I kape a workin' while it rains an' it snows,
Yer honor, have ye got a bit o' baccry in yer clothes?

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