I don’t believe in kickin’,
It ain’t apt to bring one peace;
But the wheel what squeaks the loudest
is the one what gets the grease.

Cal Stewart (1856-1919) American vaudevillean, monologuist [stage character "Uncle Josh" Weathersby]

Uncle Josh Weathersby’s “Punkin’ Centre” Stories (1903)

Origin of the phrase, "The squeaky wheel gets the grease." Often misattributed to Josh Billings (see here).