I Am Gone, Sir

I am gone, sir And anon, sir But I'll be with you again In a trice Like the old vice Your need to sustain Who with dagger of lath His rage and his wrath Cries, aha, to the devil Aha, to the devil Like a mad lad Prepare thy nails, dad Adieu, good man devil Adieu, good man devil Adieu, good man devil