Iry an' Billy an' Jo!-- br Iry an' Billy's the boys, br An' Jo's their dog, you know,-- br Their pictures took all in a row. br Bet they kin kick up a noise-- br Iry and Billy, the boys, br And that-air little dog Jo! br br Iry's the one 'at stands br Up there a-lookin' so mild br An' meek--with his hat in his hands, br Like such a 'bediant child-- br (Sakes-alive!)--An' Billy he sets br In the cheer an' holds onto Jo an' sweats br Hisse'f, a-lookin' so good! Ho-ho! br Iry an' Billy an' Jo! br br Yit the way them boys, you know, br Usen to jes turn in br An' fight over that dog Jo br Wuz a burnin'-shame-an'-a-sin !-- br Iry he'd argy 'at, by gee-whizz! br That-air little Jo-dog wuz his!-- br An' Billy he'd claim it wuzn't so-- br 'Cause the dog wuz his'n!--An' at it they'd go, br Nip-an'-tugg, tooth-an'-toenail, you know-- br Iry an' Billy an' Jo! br br But their Pa--(He wuz the marshal then) br He 'tended-like 'at he jerked 'em up; br An' got a jury o' Brickyard men br An' helt a trial about the pup: br An' he says he jes like to a-died br When the rest o' us town-boys testified-- br Regardin', you know, br Iry an' Billy an' Jo.-- br br 'Cause we all knowed, when the Gypsies they br Camped down here by the crick last Fall, br They brung Jo with 'em, an' give him away br To Iry an' Billy fer nothin' at all!-- br So the jury fetched in the verdick so br Jo he ain't neether o' theirn fer shore-- br He's both their dog, an' jes no more! br An' so br They've quit quarrelin' long ago, br Iry an' Billy an' Jo.