An Enthusiastic Member

An Enthusiastic Member
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I’s joined the lazy union-dat’s de company foh me:
Dar ain’t no rules an’ by-laws, but we sol- emnly agree
That in the tline that passes ‘twix’ the spring and early fall
We is gwinter to take life easy an’ not do no work at all

Dar ain’t no disputation ’bout de question of mo’ pay
We nebber gits no money Doesn’t need it, anyway
It ain’t foh shorter hours dat we’s ar- rangin’ to apply
We’d rather have ’em longer as de summer days go by

We nebber has no meetlu’s set foh any special day:
It’s jes’ an understandin’ ‘mongst the folks who feel that way
I don’t objec’ to people keepin’ busy as dey like
But i’s flued de lazy union, an’ I ain’t a-gwine to strike
-Washington Star