He would answer to "Hi!" or to any loud cry,

⁠Such as "Fry me!" or "Fritter my wig!"

To "What-you-may-call-um!" or "What-was-his-name!"

⁠But especially "Thing-um-a-jig!"

While, for those who preferred a more forcible word,

⁠He had different names from these:

His intimate friends called him "Candle-ends,"

⁠And his enemies "Toasted-cheese."

"His form is ungainly—his intellect small—"

⁠(So the Bellman would often remark)

"But his courage is perfect! And that, after all,

⁠Is the thing that one needs with a Snark."