Success to James Scrymgeour,
He's a very good man,
And to gainsay it,
There's few people can;
Because he makes the
Of the poor
By trying to find work for
When they're unemployed.
And to their
He has always an attentive ear,
And ever ready to help
When unto him they draw near.
And no matter what your occupation is.
Or what is your creed.
He will try to help
In the time of need;
Because he has the
Of God within his heart,
And the man that fears
Always takes the poor's part.
And blessed is the
That is kind to the poor;
For his reward in heaven,'Tis said in the Scripture, is sure.
And I hope heaven will
Mr James Sctymgeour's reward;
For his struggles on behalf of the
Are really vexatious and hard.
For he is to be seen
Walking along our streets,
With a Christian-looking countenance,
And a kind word to all he meets.
Besides, he is void of all pride,
And wouldn't feel
To be seen with a
Or a tinker walking by his side.
Fellow-citizens of Dundee,
Isn't it really very
To think of James Scrymgeour
To rescue fallen creatures from the paths of vice?
And in the winter he tries to
Hot dinners for the poor children of Dundee,
Who are starving with hunger no doubt,
And in the most abject poverty.
He is a little deaf, no doubt,
But not deaf to the cries of hungry men,
No! he always tries to do his
To procure bread for them.
And at the Sabbath-morning
He is often seen there,
Administering to the wants of the hungry,
And joining in prayer.
He is a man of noble principles,
As far as 1 can think,
And the noblest principle he has
Is, he abhors the demon drink.
And, in my opinion, he is
As far as I can see,
And I hereby proclaim that such a
Is an honour to Dundee:
Because he is always
For the poor people's good.
Kind soul, trying
To procure for them clothing and food Success to him and his family.
And may God them defend:
Why? fellow citizens of Dundee,
Because he is the poor man's friend.
