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To the American Hen
UncategorizedTo the American Hen
581.2
[Poets may sing to the glory of the
eagle, but the American hen that can
equal the production of all our mines is
entitled to a tribute for her industry.]
Oh, let the country pin
Its faith faith to you, O Hen,
And…
VANITY. VANITY.
UncategorizedVANITY. VANITY.
422.11
Fiirtilla had a brand-new purse,
The latest thing-it cost a plie.
Flirtilla's broke: this maid perserse
She blew herself to be in style.
Flirtilia wears it every minute,
This gorgeous purse-with nothing in it!
…
The Auto Blew up at Lodore.
UncategorizedThe Auto Blew up at Lodore.
308.4
You have heard how the water
Came down at Lodore.
(If you haven't you oughter; It's old as old Yore.)
But perhaps you may never
Have heard tell before
How the auto went up
In the town of Lodore.
It…
Job’s Comforter
UncategorizedJob's Comforter.
160.2
Grim trouble lasteth but a day.
Cheer up! Cheer up! ye blue ones!
Let us be happy while we may:
Grim trouble lasteth but a day.
Our sorrows soon will pass away,
And then we'll have some new ones!
Grim trouble lasteth…
Just the Sweetest Hat
UncategorizedJust the Sweetest Hat.
148.3
I took my last year's Panama,
And knocked it out of shape,
Then dyed it in some Alice blue
And fastened on some crepe;
I pulled the thing way out in front
And bent it up behind;
I stuck some feathers on one…
Settin’ On The Horseblock
UncategorizedSettin' On The Horseblock
1341
Settin' on the horseblock,
Gazin' at the sky,
Watchin' of the little clouds
Satlin' slowly by:
Settin' on the horseblock,
List'nin' to the bees
Dronin' In the buckwheat flow'rs,
Pourin' in the peas;
Settin'…
Which?
UncategorizedWhich?
1343
John Smith is thrice a millionaire,
Quite rapid's been his rise,
A shrewd and calculating man
The world accounts him wise;
A scruple he has never let
Retard his upward way,
The question alv always is with him,
At all times,…
Ballad of Our Cooks
Family
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