Of Worship and Conduct

At the corner of the Causeway on every seventh evening

Gathers the band of Salvation Army,

Making big noise of Washed-in-Blood-of-Lamb.

At temple in East India Dock Road

Men gather in white clothes, and sing,

And march with candles and pray to Lady.

At shop in Pennyfields, many times a day,

This person pays respect to Big Man Joss,

And burns to him prayer-papers and punk-sticks.

And all day long men toil for wife and child;

Wife suffer and stint to make bigger plate for child;

Child beg in street to get food for sick mother;

Sister wear ragged clothes for sake of little brother.

And none of these has bowed to Joss,

Or marched with candle,

Or washed in blood of Lamb.