Mother used to sing a song that doesn't really fit in here, but I sure would like to fill in the blanks in my mind. What I remember is:

A man met with an accident upon a railroad train.
He tried to ride but wouldn't pay the fee.
A doctor was consulted, and then he said to him,
We'll have to cut your leg off at the knee.

They tried to give him chloroform, He would take the stuff.
He said, Proceed while I am brave and strong.
But as you cut my leg off, I pray you let me sing.
They did, and so he started up this song.

Just tell them that you saw me, and I was looking well,
To ups and downs I've always been a slave.
And whisper, if you get a chance to Mother dear and say,
Your only son has one foot in the grave.

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