The Death of a Rabbit

In the late 1840s, Kit Burns became involved in gang life. The rabbits fought with other gangs like the Bowery boys and the Atlantic guards. They often battled in their undershirts. Back then a rabbit was a term used to describe a big tough man. A dead rabbit was even tougher. He's quite a rabbit. Oh boy, he's a rabbit isn't he? Run rabbits. Boy, he's not a rabbit at all. He's a dead rabbit. We were the dead rabbits. Your rabbits know it's not an all you've heard rabbit is dead. We're going to beat your right around your head."